a. that they release version for the Mac OS 9 users still out there, and b. they've done something about the INSANELY HORRIBLE memory usage- Mozilla regularly chews up 200+ MB of RAM, which I think is absurd for a browser/email client.
Um, not true. Many brands pay for the placement they get. It's completely the reverse of how it may have started, with supermarkets being grateful they can get the brands they want, but the tables have long since turned. Since supermarkets have become so wildly popular, they have come to realize that they are a brand's most probable means of exposure to a prospective buyer- and they pay for the privilege. Yes, supermarkets buy the products, but the brand names often pay for their placement and space allotment.
Were this not true, why do you think so many manufacturers will jump through hoops to get space at Walmart?
This is the government. We have laws, and a Constitution that (purportedly) protects us from the government by limiting its power through a series of checks and balances. Yes, this information may be available to the general public, but John Q. Public doesn't have military or police force that come beating in your front door and taking you into custody because your personal information matches a certain pattern - whatever that may be.
Herein lies, I'd argue, at least one reason behind the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It basically says to the government, "If you don't have a reason to be looking at John Q. Public, you shouldn't be looking at John Q. Public." These projects constitute a massive fishing expedition, and we're all suspect.
As far as I know, a copyright is designed to protect a specific work of artistic/creative expression. It does not cover material which has no intrinsic artistic value. I believe there have been legal skirmishes between publishers of "raw" data (including the phone companies), and those who have taken this data and repackaged it for their own use. It used to be that if the data does not exist within a creative context, there is no basis for protection under copyright law. I am not sure if this has changed recently, however.
First thing that comes to mind is, "sellout". Almost anyone can be bought if the reward is great enough. The exceptions are those who truly live by their convictions.
They can control what you can and cannot do with it - often at someone's whim. I learned this secondhand watching someone struggle with a planning & zoning department. They have set standards, but often you need a variance- if they like you, and your plans don't conflict with any internal agendas, you get approved. If not, they can come up with countless ways to deny, stall, can cost you serious money, all the while effectively denying you the use of your own property. If you do a little research on the net, you will find horror stories about how public entities have abused their position when it comes to land use, permits, and easements.
Photosmart 7960 - 8 Ink printing system AND features the Number 59 GRAY ink cartridge for AMAZING printouts with 3 levels of gray. Amazing.
One thing I'd have to say about the printer industry (especially inkjets), is the rather innovative use of consumable items that cost far more than they should. Where once you'd have to worry about one cartridge, that grew to four, and now we're talking EIGHT- eight times the potential cost of consumables. While the technology itself may be merely an extension of what's already in place, I'd have to say that companies are becoming increasingly innovative with ways to extract even more of your hard-earned cash, making it so that a low initial purchase price is only the beginning of a long-term cost that could end up several times higher.
...with unsavory people, and worse, how they're so entrusted with a key source of influence and/or control? First there was Poindexter with the TIA nonsense, and now Asher with the MATRIX project. I decided to do a little browsing on topics related to Seisint - turns out, this project is very much tied to the Department of Homeland Security:
I for one go to the aisle of what I want to buy and look for the little yellow sale tags.
Same here. No brand loyalty at all - just loyalty to good value. In fact, I have a little "fun money" fund I save with whatever cash I have left over from groceries each week. The more I save, the more fun money I have.
One more thing -- the oh-so-annoying 'watermarked' station ID now so popular?
I can't tell you how much this annoys me. This ID, along with the stupid little animated messages at the bottom of the screen add a little bit of extra pain to an already painful experience. For the time being anyway, I've found other things to occupy my time. The TV is on sometimes, but rarely "watched". I wonder which part of the Nielsen ratings includes this segment of the population.
...there IS a connection to a POTS line, the POTS line most likely belongs to a local telco, which means that someone is already paying taxes for the local phone service. This being the case, I am unclear as to how NY State intends to impose taxes on an IP-based phone service.
...who endlessly pitch, "Come to my free seminar and my methods well make you a millionaire!" Well, you'd think that if the methods were so flawless, they'd have a lot better things to do with their time than standing in front of an audience blabbing about it.
Let's not forget other countries. Russia has huge natural gas reserves, as well as other areas. There is in fact, already an agreement with one such area.
what do you do when your registrar won't respond via email, email is their only means of contact, and your domain is expired (in the 30-day grace period)? FWIW I would never recommend PlanetDomain as a registrar. It's unquestionably one of those "you get what you pay for" issues. Saved a few $$ on the registration, but now we're paying in other, more significant ways.
I'm currently working with a company that has, for several years, been trying to get funding for a plant that will convert natural gas into petroleum products. Granted, this is still a dependence on a non-renewable resource, but it is an alternative nonetheless. If anyone has an extra $450M or so that they'd like to invest...
The price I mentioned is what you get it for in most major area grocery stores. I suppose the price also has something to do with an absolutely rediculous pricing scheme that is dependant on your geographic location (I heard about this once on the news). Put the two together and you've got a commodity that is not only overpriced, but priced unfairly to boot.
There are so many details to track, and so many nuanced changes that can creep into the process. Rather than sit and wonder how in hell things ended up the way they are, and even more importantly, why specific courses of action where chosen over others, a project log is an invaluable tool. This is unfortunately, an area where almost every PIM falters miserably, since they all make the same limited assumptions: every event will have a start/end date, a start/end time, and will involve one or more participants. Project logging requires some very basic information: date, time, summary, category, and a text field that can accommodate a lengthy (up to 32K) description. All fields should be searchable. I will be very happy when I see KOrganizer or any of the other common Linux-based PIMs with this feature.
your magic can build bridges and open up new pathways, or it can burn down forests and tear the ground asunder.... that they've grown so dependent on the various agrifare programs perpetuated by the government. I was astounded to see the price of a gallon of milk jump from $3.20 to $4.59 in just three weeks time. Part of this is due to an increase in the guaranteed minimum price per gallon as mandated by the federal government. But reading your comments makes me just shake my head and wonder.
This whole scenario is a perfect demonstration of the laziness and lack of self-discipline that has crept into the ethos of the average American. It's not the number involved, it's the mentality that relies so heavily on immediate gratification. It's also the fact that music has acquired such an addictive quality- like a bad crack habit. If you drop the habit, you regain control.
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a. that they release version for the Mac OS 9 users still out there, and
b. they've done something about the INSANELY HORRIBLE memory usage- Mozilla regularly chews up 200+ MB of RAM, which I think is absurd for a browser/email client.
Um, not true. Many brands pay for the placement they get. It's completely the reverse of how it may have started, with supermarkets being grateful they can get the brands they want, but the tables have long since turned. Since supermarkets have become so wildly popular, they have come to realize that they are a brand's most probable means of exposure to a prospective buyer- and they pay for the privilege. Yes, supermarkets buy the products, but the brand names often pay for their placement and space allotment.
Were this not true, why do you think so many manufacturers will jump through hoops to get space at Walmart?
This is the government. We have laws, and a Constitution that (purportedly) protects us from the government by limiting its power through a series of checks and balances. Yes, this information may be available to the general public, but John Q. Public doesn't have military or police force that come beating in your front door and taking you into custody because your personal information matches a certain pattern - whatever that may be.
Herein lies, I'd argue, at least one reason behind the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It basically says to the government, "If you don't have a reason to be looking at John Q. Public, you shouldn't be looking at John Q. Public." These projects constitute a massive fishing expedition, and we're all suspect.
As far as I know, a copyright is designed to protect a specific work of artistic/creative expression. It does not cover material which has no intrinsic artistic value. I believe there have been legal skirmishes between publishers of "raw" data (including the phone companies), and those who have taken this data and repackaged it for their own use. It used to be that if the data does not exist within a creative context, there is no basis for protection under copyright law. I am not sure if this has changed recently, however.
How is this any different than mega supermarkets that give shelf space preference to various brands with respect to location and quantity?
First thing that comes to mind is, "sellout". Almost anyone can be bought if the reward is great enough. The exceptions are those who truly live by their convictions.
They can control what you can and cannot do with it - often at someone's whim. I learned this secondhand watching someone struggle with a planning & zoning department. They have set standards, but often you need a variance- if they like you, and your plans don't conflict with any internal agendas, you get approved. If not, they can come up with countless ways to deny, stall, can cost you serious money, all the while effectively denying you the use of your own property. If you do a little research on the net, you will find horror stories about how public entities have abused their position when it comes to land use, permits, and easements.
Photosmart 7960 - 8 Ink printing system AND features the Number 59 GRAY ink cartridge for AMAZING printouts with 3 levels of gray. Amazing.
One thing I'd have to say about the printer industry (especially inkjets), is the rather innovative use of consumable items that cost far more than they should. Where once you'd have to worry about one cartridge, that grew to four, and now we're talking EIGHT- eight times the potential cost of consumables. While the technology itself may be merely an extension of what's already in place, I'd have to say that companies are becoming increasingly innovative with ways to extract even more of your hard-earned cash, making it so that a low initial purchase price is only the beginning of a long-term cost that could end up several times higher.
...with unsavory people, and worse, how they're so entrusted with a key source of influence and/or control? First there was Poindexter with the TIA nonsense, and now Asher with the MATRIX project. I decided to do a little browsing on topics related to Seisint - turns out, this project is very much tied to the Department of Homeland Security:
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This could easily be a drop-in replacement for TIA.
I for one go to the aisle of what I want to buy and look for the little yellow sale tags.
Same here. No brand loyalty at all - just loyalty to good value. In fact, I have a little "fun money" fund I save with whatever cash I have left over from groceries each week. The more I save, the more fun money I have.
One more thing -- the oh-so-annoying 'watermarked' station ID now so popular?
I can't tell you how much this annoys me. This ID, along with the stupid little animated messages at the bottom of the screen add a little bit of extra pain to an already painful experience. For the time being anyway, I've found other things to occupy my time. The TV is on sometimes, but rarely "watched". I wonder which part of the Nielsen ratings includes this segment of the population.
...there IS a connection to a POTS line, the POTS line most likely belongs to a local telco, which means that someone is already paying taxes for the local phone service. This being the case, I am unclear as to how NY State intends to impose taxes on an IP-based phone service.
I wonder if I can send my hard drive as an attachment.
Let's not forget other countries. Russia has huge natural gas reserves, as well as other areas. There is in fact, already an agreement with one such area.
what do you do when your registrar won't respond via email, email is their only means of contact, and your domain is expired (in the 30-day grace period)? FWIW I would never recommend PlanetDomain as a registrar. It's unquestionably one of those "you get what you pay for" issues. Saved a few $$ on the registration, but now we're paying in other, more significant ways.
I'm currently working with a company that has, for several years, been trying to get funding for a plant that will convert natural gas into petroleum products. Granted, this is still a dependence on a non-renewable resource, but it is an alternative nonetheless. If anyone has an extra $450M or so that they'd like to invest...
The guy looks the part that he plays in life: thug. I mean, really...
My how looks can deceive - he comes across as an absolute clown.
The price I mentioned is what you get it for in most major area grocery stores. I suppose the price also has something to do with an absolutely rediculous pricing scheme that is dependant on your geographic location (I heard about this once on the news). Put the two together and you've got a commodity that is not only overpriced, but priced unfairly to boot.
There are so many details to track, and so many nuanced changes that can creep into the process. Rather than sit and wonder how in hell things ended up the way they are, and even more importantly, why specific courses of action where chosen over others, a project log is an invaluable tool. This is unfortunately, an area where almost every PIM falters miserably, since they all make the same limited assumptions: every event will have a start/end date, a start/end time, and will involve one or more participants. Project logging requires some very basic information: date, time, summary, category, and a text field that can accommodate a lengthy (up to 32K) description. All fields should be searchable. I will be very happy when I see KOrganizer or any of the other common Linux-based PIMs with this feature.
your magic can build bridges and open up new pathways, or it can burn down forests and tear the ground asunder. ... that they've grown so dependent on the various agrifare programs perpetuated by the government. I was astounded to see the price of a gallon of milk jump from $3.20 to $4.59 in just three weeks time. Part of this is due to an increase in the guaranteed minimum price per gallon as mandated by the federal government. But reading your comments makes me just shake my head and wonder.
This whole scenario is a perfect demonstration of the laziness and lack of self-discipline that has crept into the ethos of the average American. It's not the number involved, it's the mentality that relies so heavily on immediate gratification. It's also the fact that music has acquired such an addictive quality- like a bad crack habit. If you drop the habit, you regain control.
universities are no longer run like places of education, but more like businesses.
Don't you mean daycare centers?
Presumably the USPTO is smart enough to shoot down a process patent that's based on published recommendations by a third party
I hope so. I think it's kind of ludicrous to claim ownership of the means to fix a problem inherent in an open standard.