17 lives lost in the last 50 years of U.S. space exploration really is not too bad considering how many lives where lost during other times of exploration, pioneering eras and the building of industry.
But when those losses could have been prevented had the people with authority not ignored those with operational knowledge then it really is unacceptable. If someone gets struck by a micro-meteor out in space or dies because of a serious failure after weeks of operation then yeah, that kind of thing can be considered the price of pioneering; the kind of stuff you just can't practically account for. Dying in an explosion seconds after launch from a fault that was detectable and warned against prior to launch is not.
So I guess you're in favour of dictating to the nations how they're going to do business with the world? [...]
First of all, doing business and viewing websites are not the same thing. This is a censorship law masquerading as nationalist economic policy. Secondly, none of those things you say require this law. A country can put tariffs and customs fees on imported goods to protect local economies if that is truly their intention. Having a.com TLD, or any other for that matter, is unrelated to whether a company follows local laws or not.
Pfft. Your blind acceptance of the American-dominant perspective that the US can do whatever they want is pathetic. The world does not have to do things your way, no matter where the DNS root servers reside.
I'm not American. Nor is the entire Internet besides Belarus. But thanks for the ignorance-induced lecture on US hegemony.
I'd MUCH rather see this approach become standard than SOPA or the Chinese approach to censorship.
False dichotomy. It is not necessary that we choose between these; there still remains the option of an open Internet, despite what some would have you believe.
OK so from the summary we have: 1) Unsubstantiated figures. 2) Figures that have no way of being correllated to actual loss of sales even if they were verifiable. 3) A conclusion drawn from illogical, perhaps even a (partially) inverted concept of causation: 'DRM is the answer to piracy'. 4) An unjustified focus on a single platform, the PC. Looking on TPB alone I can see half a dozen torrents of Crysis 2 for XBOX360 and another 4 for PS3. I don't know what has to be done to play pirated games on those platforms but I'm sure these guys aren't downloading 5-6GB torrents for the hell of it. Yes, there are about 100 torrents for PC vs. those console ones, but many of them are created solely for the inclusion of additional content (various cracks, mods, trainers, etc).
Oh, also worth pointing out that if you use the Whois Privacy option (ie. DomainsByProxy) you'll have to disable that from the DomainsByProxy website before starting the transfer process otherwise they will auto-reject the transfer.
Have you tried looking on the export list page again? Don't bother waiting for the email confirming that the list has been generated as it takes hours to receive that, but the list itself was generated fairly quickly for me (under 5 mins).
I've already transferred my domain and cancelled the auto renewal on another. Ha.
Why only cancel the auto-renew on one? It's worth pointing out (in case this is your reason) that you won't lose your current registration time by transferring to a new registrar. Usually transferring to the new registrar involves paying for a 1 year renewal but this 1 year will be added on to your existing registration, not replacing it. For instance I had domains with Godaddy that expired in 2012 and 2013, now I've transferred to internet.bs they expire in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Already transferred my domains away today. Reversing their position doesn't really change anything at this point. They supported it and would've continued to if it hadn't been for the backlash.
And even besides that, their advertising schemes have been creepy from the start and Bob Parsons is now and always will be a cunt. SOPA support was just the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
Yes there have now been three bundles in the last couple of months. But I've noticed lots of promotions and sales going on all over the place at the moment. It's almost as if there's some massive consumer holiday that's fast approaching that sellers want to take advantage of...
I'd rather be lasered in the face than gassed or shot with bean bags or beaten
The mistake is thinking this is an either-or situation. First they blind you, then they beat the shit out of you. Now you can't ID which ones assaulted you even if you could get a criminal case going against them.
They want to encourage development of the space port. That's a reasonable goal I guess.
Doing so by subsidising what is surely the most pointless reason to launch something into space and also the most wasteful way to dispose of a human body is just stupid.
So people are receiving lots of emails, of which 90% are useless, and this guy decides the solution is to switch from emails to 'chat-type' services. So now you've got lots of chat messages, of which 90% are useless. Problem solved?
Clearly you don't like the work you do or the people you work for. The obvious solution to solve these problems and answer your initial question is to quit your job and either go self-employed or take up a new line of work and let coding remain a hobby. And the obvious rebuttal is that that's a lot easier said than done, especially in this economic climate. Which is true. Nobody ever said life was easy.
I suspect you knew all that. Not trying to be a dick, but nobody here is going to be able to solve any of these problems magically and nobody can make the decisions outlined above for you either. It's a judgement call and you're the only one who can make it.
What's your point? Tiny piece of metal travelling through body shredding internal organs vs. large surface area of clipboard leaving some bruising. I know which one I'd prefer.
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"Even though they compromise only 1% of deaths [...]"
Comprise. The word is 'comprise'.
In German that word is unnecessary; submitter is just trying lose weight, get rich, and live healthier.
17 lives lost in the last 50 years of U.S. space exploration really is not too bad considering how many lives where lost during other times of exploration, pioneering eras and the building of industry.
But when those losses could have been prevented had the people with authority not ignored those with operational knowledge then it really is unacceptable. If someone gets struck by a micro-meteor out in space or dies because of a serious failure after weeks of operation then yeah, that kind of thing can be considered the price of pioneering; the kind of stuff you just can't practically account for. Dying in an explosion seconds after launch from a fault that was detectable and warned against prior to launch is not.
I apologise for that; I have a very rye sense of humour.
Thank God its not shedding the amount of gas a politician evacuates each year. It would be barley visible.
I know right! And then wheat would we do?
...since 2005.
Nice tabloiding, Slashdot.
So I guess you're in favour of dictating to the nations how they're going to do business with the world? [...]
First of all, doing business and viewing websites are not the same thing. This is a censorship law masquerading as nationalist economic policy. Secondly, none of those things you say require this law. A country can put tariffs and customs fees on imported goods to protect local economies if that is truly their intention. Having a .com TLD, or any other for that matter, is unrelated to whether a company follows local laws or not.
Pfft. Your blind acceptance of the American-dominant perspective that the US can do whatever they want is pathetic. The world does not have to do things your way, no matter where the DNS root servers reside.
I'm not American. Nor is the entire Internet besides Belarus. But thanks for the ignorance-induced lecture on US hegemony.
I'd MUCH rather see this approach become standard than SOPA or the Chinese approach to censorship.
False dichotomy. It is not necessary that we choose between these; there still remains the option of an open Internet, despite what some would have you believe.
OK so from the summary we have:
1) Unsubstantiated figures.
2) Figures that have no way of being correllated to actual loss of sales even if they were verifiable.
3) A conclusion drawn from illogical, perhaps even a (partially) inverted concept of causation: 'DRM is the answer to piracy'.
4) An unjustified focus on a single platform, the PC. Looking on TPB alone I can see half a dozen torrents of Crysis 2 for XBOX360 and another 4 for PS3. I don't know what has to be done to play pirated games on those platforms but I'm sure these guys aren't downloading 5-6GB torrents for the hell of it. Yes, there are about 100 torrents for PC vs. those console ones, but many of them are created solely for the inclusion of additional content (various cracks, mods, trainers, etc).
...but have a surfeit of cheese
Alas, I have crackers but nothing to place upon them.
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This could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
So it's OK to help terrorists so long as you profit directly from it?
Not that I agree with Darshan-Leitner, just pointing out what seems to be a very strange law, as least as you're interpreting it.
At the time I was a broke teenager and they were the cheapest registrar for .com. Neither of those things has been true for some time now.
Oh, also worth pointing out that if you use the Whois Privacy option (ie. DomainsByProxy) you'll have to disable that from the DomainsByProxy website before starting the transfer process otherwise they will auto-reject the transfer.
Have you tried looking on the export list page again? Don't bother waiting for the email confirming that the list has been generated as it takes hours to receive that, but the list itself was generated fairly quickly for me (under 5 mins).
I've already transferred my domain and cancelled the auto renewal on another. Ha.
Why only cancel the auto-renew on one? It's worth pointing out (in case this is your reason) that you won't lose your current registration time by transferring to a new registrar. Usually transferring to the new registrar involves paying for a 1 year renewal but this 1 year will be added on to your existing registration, not replacing it. For instance I had domains with Godaddy that expired in 2012 and 2013, now I've transferred to internet.bs they expire in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Already transferred my domains away today. Reversing their position doesn't really change anything at this point. They supported it and would've continued to if it hadn't been for the backlash.
And even besides that, their advertising schemes have been creepy from the start and Bob Parsons is now and always will be a cunt. SOPA support was just the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
Your opinion means nothing when you post it as an AC.
You tell him!. What good are valid opinions unless I have some random username to associate them with? Well said, Mr C Death. Well said.
Yes there have now been three bundles in the last couple of months. But I've noticed lots of promotions and sales going on all over the place at the moment. It's almost as if there's some massive consumer holiday that's fast approaching that sellers want to take advantage of...
I'd rather be lasered in the face than gassed or shot with bean bags or beaten
The mistake is thinking this is an either-or situation. First they blind you, then they beat the shit out of you. Now you can't ID which ones assaulted you even if you could get a criminal case going against them.
They want to encourage development of the space port. That's a reasonable goal I guess.
Doing so by subsidising what is surely the most pointless reason to launch something into space and also the most wasteful way to dispose of a human body is just stupid.
The hypothetical ones PR guys use for cheap press.
There goes my business venture for wireless-enabled codpieces.
So people are receiving lots of emails, of which 90% are useless, and this guy decides the solution is to switch from emails to 'chat-type' services. So now you've got lots of chat messages, of which 90% are useless. Problem solved?
Clearly you don't like the work you do or the people you work for. The obvious solution to solve these problems and answer your initial question is to quit your job and either go self-employed or take up a new line of work and let coding remain a hobby. And the obvious rebuttal is that that's a lot easier said than done, especially in this economic climate. Which is true. Nobody ever said life was easy.
I suspect you knew all that. Not trying to be a dick, but nobody here is going to be able to solve any of these problems magically and nobody can make the decisions outlined above for you either. It's a judgement call and you're the only one who can make it.
What's your point? Tiny piece of metal travelling through body shredding internal organs vs. large surface area of clipboard leaving some bruising. I know which one I'd prefer.