For example, pop-up ads are the reason I will never buy use the travel services of Orbitz.com
You're kidding about that, right?
Did you take a flight on a major airline -- American, Delta, United, Northwest, or Continental -- after Orbitz debuted and before last September?
You supported Orbitz. It was owned, until that time, by those airlines, so your boycott may not have really worked, unless you indeed chose other airlines because of Orbitz's advertising practices.
You are probably talking about newegg.com, and Zipzoomfly. I run a computer shop, and I simply can't compete with newegg on price, often they are below my cost of me purchasing from a distributor.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here to save you some money, ok?
Ready?
BUY THOSE ITEMS FROM NEWEGG, NOT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR!
Yes, I know, sometimes they say "no dealers" or have a quantity limit. I just thought it was a funny thing for you to say.
Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax.
Hardly a handful.
An interesting tidbit. I saw speculation over at Hacking Netflix that while rumors abound that Amazon will acquire Netflix, we'll never actually see that day because Netflix's massive network of distribution centers in all or nearly all 50 states would give Amazon nexus everywhere, thus making ALL purchases on Amazon.com within the US eligible for applicable state sales taxes.
The sale of your copy of the game was between you and the person who sold it to you, not between you and Blizzard, so I don't see how you would have a contract with Blizzard.
Well, it's a little less simple than that. Assuming the original EULA gave the seller the right to use the CD Key online to create an account, and assuming it gave the seller the right to transfer all the rights therein to another party, they are violating that contract.
Basically, the seller has a contract saying they will transfer the contract to another party, and if they won't, they are violating their contract with the seller.
(Not that I'm necessarily taking either side. I just wanted to point that out.)
It's kind of like when you have a warranty on your used car. A potential buyer of the car isn't necessarily owed something and isn't necessarily harmed when the company doesn't honor the warranty after the sale, but if the contract with the original owner stated that they could transfer the warranty to another party, the manufacturer is now violating that contract with the seller.
Well, there is a major difference between a government requiring papers for certain purchases and the MPAA theaters voluntarily deciding to enforce the ratings...
Yeah, that's what I've got. The 6208, while extremely slow and kludgy compared to my S1 Tivo, has impressed me somewhat with the HD recording quality. For me it was either spend $1,000 on an HD Tivo or pay $10/mo extra for HD and DVR built right into the cable box.
Now if I could replace the 80gb hd in the thing, we'd be in business.
Increasing specialization and niche-market programming. How many networks were there when your parents watched tv? 2, 3 maybe? There are less eyeballs per television than there ever had, because there are 200+ networks. They can't charge as much for the ads because less people are watching. So, they have to run more ads.
Do you accuse "the criminal agenda" of foisting bullshit upon us because of bank-robbery movies?
Whether one thinks honosexuality is wrong or not, it exists, and there will be movies portraying gays, just like there are movies portraying jugglers, rapists, and bartenders, right or wrong...
[and no, i couldn't read your link; port 8081 is blocked at work]
See, what I prefer is the Trillian plugin I've got that offers a challenge/response for anyone not on my buddy list, and it is completely customizable.
Mine just says "What is my first name?" If they get it correct, they can send me a message. Wrong, and they can't... Pretty simple.
Now, if someone does a dictionary attack on me and brute-forces their way to my name, I'm in trouble...
You are right about the criminal trespass, but it could immediately become criminal trespass. McDonald's or Walmart both have the full legal right to tell you to immediately get your ass off their property for myriad reasons, and the scenarios you described are well within their rights. (Really, the only reasons that they couldn't use involve discrimination and unlawful termination.)
So, McDonald's has every legal right to walk up to you and tell you to get the HELL out of their store because you are taking pictures of Ronald or chewing loudly or your kids took a shit in the ball pit.
So, where was the trespass?
The trespass occurs the moment you do something they don't like and you are made aware that you need to leave. In the case of a previously posted policy, you are immediately trespassing. In the case of the manager saying "we don't allow people to take pictures of the McDonald's bathrooms, please give me the film or leave", you make the decision at that point to either comply with him or be guilty of criminal trespass.
So, you have massive, cross-country, cross-species races between mechanically-enhanced cattle and ostriches, and you use the conveyor belts in the factory where you weld the motorcycles to the animals?...:)
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For example, pop-up ads are the reason I will never buy use the travel services of Orbitz.com
You're kidding about that, right?
Did you take a flight on a major airline -- American, Delta, United, Northwest, or Continental -- after Orbitz debuted and before last September?
You supported Orbitz. It was owned, until that time, by those airlines, so your boycott may not have really worked, unless you indeed chose other airlines because of Orbitz's advertising practices.
You are probably talking about newegg.com, and Zipzoomfly. I run a computer shop, and I simply can't compete with newegg on price, often they are below my cost of me purchasing from a distributor.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here to save you some money, ok?
Ready?
BUY THOSE ITEMS FROM NEWEGG, NOT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR!
Yes, I know, sometimes they say "no dealers" or have a quantity limit. I just thought it was a funny thing for you to say.
Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax.
Hardly a handful.
An interesting tidbit. I saw speculation over at Hacking Netflix that while rumors abound that Amazon will acquire Netflix, we'll never actually see that day because Netflix's massive network of distribution centers in all or nearly all 50 states would give Amazon nexus everywhere, thus making ALL purchases on Amazon.com within the US eligible for applicable state sales taxes.
The sale of your copy of the game was between you and the person who sold it to you, not between you and Blizzard, so I don't see how you would have a contract with Blizzard.
Well, it's a little less simple than that. Assuming the original EULA gave the seller the right to use the CD Key online to create an account, and assuming it gave the seller the right to transfer all the rights therein to another party, they are violating that contract.
Basically, the seller has a contract saying they will transfer the contract to another party, and if they won't, they are violating their contract with the seller.
(Not that I'm necessarily taking either side. I just wanted to point that out.)
It's kind of like when you have a warranty on your used car. A potential buyer of the car isn't necessarily owed something and isn't necessarily harmed when the company doesn't honor the warranty after the sale, but if the contract with the original owner stated that they could transfer the warranty to another party, the manufacturer is now violating that contract with the seller.
I think.
Hahahaha...
I guess they don't do a lot of filtering for middle names.
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If you are "kept" at one channel for 5 minutes longer, you are going to miss the beginnings of the "hooker" beginner part of shows on other channels.
Except on Fox, where most of the show is the "hooker" part.
Our cat's name is Rosie (as in Cotton). It was the least-dorky name I could pitch to my wife from the book.
Buying or aggregating data is antithetical to protecting consumers?
Oh, wait, I see your knee is jerking over there. Good luck with that.
Yeah, that's why I started pre-ordering in-store... You save on shipping, but you have to pay tax. However, you get it the FIRST day.
Conslutant.
Holy shit.
That is the most accurate name I have ever heard.
I hope it WASN'T a typo.
Well, there is a major difference between a government requiring papers for certain purchases and the MPAA theaters voluntarily deciding to enforce the ratings...
Yeah, that's what I've got. The 6208, while extremely slow and kludgy compared to my S1 Tivo, has impressed me somewhat with the HD recording quality. For me it was either spend $1,000 on an HD Tivo or pay $10/mo extra for HD and DVR built right into the cable box.
Now if I could replace the 80gb hd in the thing, we'd be in business.
Supporting your claims with lies and exaggerations will only weaken your case, and I honestly don't want that.
Hahahahahhaha, seriously, welcome to Slashdot.
12. Meta-meta joke that will invariably get modded up.
You made his joke 1,000 times funnier by simultaneously NOT getting it and EXPLAINING it to everyone here.
Increasing specialization and niche-market programming. How many networks were there when your parents watched tv? 2, 3 maybe? There are less eyeballs per television than there ever had, because there are 200+ networks. They can't charge as much for the ads because less people are watching. So, they have to run more ads.
Dude, wtf?
Do you accuse "the criminal agenda" of foisting bullshit upon us because of bank-robbery movies?
Whether one thinks honosexuality is wrong or not, it exists, and there will be movies portraying gays, just like there are movies portraying jugglers, rapists, and bartenders, right or wrong...
[and no, i couldn't read your link; port 8081 is blocked at work]
See, what I prefer is the Trillian plugin I've got that offers a challenge/response for anyone not on my buddy list, and it is completely customizable.
Mine just says "What is my first name?"
If they get it correct, they can send me a message. Wrong, and they can't... Pretty simple.
Now, if someone does a dictionary attack on me and brute-forces their way to my name, I'm in trouble...
That's awesome!!!
But, you know what has an even BIGGER screen?
The 95 gameboys you could have bought with the money you spent on that laptop...
You are right about the criminal trespass, but it could immediately become criminal trespass. McDonald's or Walmart both have the full legal right to tell you to immediately get your ass off their property for myriad reasons, and the scenarios you described are well within their rights. (Really, the only reasons that they couldn't use involve discrimination and unlawful termination.)
So, McDonald's has every legal right to walk up to you and tell you to get the HELL out of their store because you are taking pictures of Ronald or chewing loudly or your kids took a shit in the ball pit.
So, where was the trespass?
The trespass occurs the moment you do something they don't like and you are made aware that you need to leave. In the case of a previously posted policy, you are immediately trespassing. In the case of the manager saying "we don't allow people to take pictures of the McDonald's bathrooms, please give me the film or leave", you make the decision at that point to either comply with him or be guilty of criminal trespass.
A private local? What's her name?
What, like the oft-toted-on-slashdot Forever flashlight, available at compgeeks for $10-$20 less?
Wow, I am trying to imagine your business...
:)
So, you have massive, cross-country, cross-species races between mechanically-enhanced cattle and ostriches, and you use the conveyor belts in the factory where you weld the motorcycles to the animals?...
Or get a laptop like mine with a MiniPCI 802.11b card and get the best of both worlds... no stinking antenna sticking out of my slots...