Since it was a settlement, there is no court opinion....however the problem is less that they used the messenger services and more that they used it to advertise popup blocking. Thats akin to extortion which the federal trade commision recognizes as something not suitable in a semi-free trade society like our own.
wow...i hate the riaa too but i didnt think they cared too much of movies
not to mention your post is full of crap...
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Ummm. I'm sorry but your stepsons problems have little to do with the internet and probably show deeper sources.
The majority of teenybopper netheads love music, are horny, chatting, etc etc. Internet addiction and overuse may be true but it is not causal of your stepsons problems. I wonder what he is doing online, just playing games?
The internet doesnt have much to do with this. Before the internet there were social outcasts who came home from school and stayed in their room doing god knows what repeat ad nauseum. It is indicitive of a deeper problem. It is a symptom not the source.
He's helping people via money he gets by maintaining a monopoly.
It's unimpressive....it's all about relative wealth and disposable income. The money he gives is a drop in a tiny tiny tiny bucket for him. While it is admirable that he is doing good things with extra money compared to others, it's not really out of his way.
What irks me is that he, and microsoft, have so much cash and such a profit margin that they could retool their whole image and whole process and become a benevolent company. Instead they choose not to, and continue doing things like pushing around smaller companies and bankrolling sco.
It just amazes me. It would be so easy for them to do a 180 and start becoming better in the publics eyes. And I'm not talking geeks. The majority of regular people are frustrated with the lackluster quality of the software even if they don't realize the monopoly or the practices.
But, the reason Gate's got to where he is is his "never enough" mentality. While it may have made him one of the richest people in the world, and may have allowed him to do some good...the harm his company does by maintaining a monopoly and stifling innovation outweighs those benefits. It's called pulling a fast one people. Look, look I'm giving these people free cookies! Look! (Please don't look at the other people whom I'm beating down with my corporate moneystick.)
Are you an idiot? As if the solution is that simple.
What the fuck is on that magic cd of yours? An email client that connects to special spamproof linux email servers? What about the other million email servers out there. Or is it a beefed up filtering client? Huh?
I'm sorry. The answer is not that easy. There are two choices, clientside or serverside. Clientside masks the problem, serverside is what groups like this are working on and are EXTREMELY difficult to coordinate and do properly. They are trying to change a core service of the internet.
I bet to you its pretty simple though.
AND the community is waiting, thats what this article is all about...there are active groups searching for a solution..... Microsofts monopoly does make it pretty vital that they be a part of it.
chicken...egg... microsoft has hardware support because microsoft is a monopoly not because microsoft is the one supporting the hardware the hardware companies write their own drivers....
5) the army and police won't let you join if you've had it, rather tellling I think
Sorry... you are wrong.
Lasik is not approved for military use, but PRK is. All it takes is a waiver and 6-12months postsurgery stability before you join. The only thing they really care about is pilots...even those are being studied for suitability...
I don't know about the police thing, Id imagine there are waivers too just like the military.
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it takes images every half hour and *not* when there is no user input recently going on.
The meeting excuse is invalid.
unauthorized? hes the one who can authorize it, it's his job to make sure the computers arent being misused.
Since it was a settlement, there is no court opinion....however the problem is less that they used the messenger services and more that they used it to advertise popup blocking. Thats akin to extortion which the federal trade commision recognizes as something not suitable in a semi-free trade society like our own.
With whole city wifi.. will people even use land lines for home telephone?
no, they wont
they will use their wifi phones
the first comment was nice, second third ok...fourth downright retarded
wow...i hate the riaa too but i didnt think they cared too much of movies
not to mention your post is full of crap...
Ummm. I'm sorry but your stepsons problems have little to do with the internet and probably show deeper sources.
The majority of teenybopper netheads love music, are horny, chatting, etc etc. Internet addiction and overuse may be true but it is not causal of your stepsons problems. I wonder what he is doing online, just playing games?
The internet doesnt have much to do with this. Before the internet there were social outcasts who came home from school and stayed in their room doing god knows what repeat ad nauseum. It is indicitive of a deeper problem. It is a symptom not the source.
but thats not what they are doing....
what the fuck are you talking about?
Ummm that date article makes a few decent points but is mostly a single person's rant.
While true when dealing with CPAN, I think we know RH's utility and the main issue is that it is free.
He's helping people via money he gets by maintaining a monopoly.
It's unimpressive....it's all about relative wealth and disposable income. The money he gives is a drop in a tiny tiny tiny bucket for him. While it is admirable that he is doing good things with extra money compared to others, it's not really out of his way.
What irks me is that he, and microsoft, have so much cash and such a profit margin that they could retool their whole image and whole process and become a benevolent company. Instead they choose not to, and continue doing things like pushing around smaller companies and bankrolling sco.
It just amazes me. It would be so easy for them to do a 180 and start becoming better in the publics eyes. And I'm not talking geeks. The majority of regular people are frustrated with the lackluster quality of the software even if they don't realize the monopoly or the practices.
But, the reason Gate's got to where he is is his "never enough" mentality. While it may have made him one of the richest people in the world, and may have allowed him to do some good...the harm his company does by maintaining a monopoly and stifling innovation outweighs those benefits. It's called pulling a fast one people. Look, look I'm giving these people free cookies! Look! (Please don't look at the other people whom I'm beating down with my corporate moneystick.)
yah, rural whites who can't keep their legs together
don't reproduce if you can't even support yourself.....
i've seen many a documentary on the rural white problem. They always have several children. That's where the buck stops.
Come from legitimate sources whom I have existing relationship with.
ummm...please dont equate physical theft with digital concepts. It doesn't work.
Now that is what personal webpages should be like... :):)
very fun read, great pictures and very entertaining.
Adopt-a-Sailor....
I wont even go there....
It is getting sickly worse
im always getting fake/commercial sites in the top 10 of hits...ive learned to look to the bottom of the page
you can add words to t9...eventually the dictionary should be full of yours
Are you an idiot?
As if the solution is that simple.
What the fuck is on that magic cd of yours? An email client that connects to special spamproof linux email servers? What about the other million email servers out there. Or is it a beefed up filtering client? Huh?
I'm sorry. The answer is not that easy. There are two choices, clientside or serverside. Clientside masks the problem, serverside is what groups like this are working on and are EXTREMELY difficult to coordinate and do properly. They are trying to change a core service of the internet.
I bet to you its pretty simple though.
AND the community is waiting, thats what this article is all about...there are active groups searching for a solution..... Microsofts monopoly does make it pretty vital that they be a part of it.
Barenaked Ladies song Shopping would be #1 :):)
They do an awesome live performance of that.
I do this already by looking at the cross intersections lights...
no use downshifting if its 2 seconds from green.
self.....sufficient....self...sufficient...self sufficient.
They meant IUD, the security people really hate when people stop reproducing.
chicken...egg...
microsoft has hardware support because microsoft is a monopoly not because microsoft is the one supporting the hardware
the hardware companies write their own drivers....
5) the army and police won't let you join if you've had it, rather tellling I think
Sorry...
you are wrong.
Lasik is not approved for military use, but PRK is. All it takes is a waiver and 6-12months postsurgery stability before you join. The only thing they really care about is pilots...even those are being studied for suitability...
I don't know about the police thing, Id imagine there are waivers too just like the military.
replace talking with paying
no one? the types that load linux custom build.