I admit, I havn't read the article, but it's name was just ludicrous.
While this response to the article wasn't off-topic or anything, I'm surprised that one wouldn't take the time to read an article on a non-/.'ed site. It's seems to be happening more as far as I can tell.
If an article or topic interests one enough to post comments to slashdot, one should read the article, look over current posts to see if there's a redundency, then post...it leads to a better, more informative site.
Again, not targeted at you BiGGo...just curious that you opened your sentence with that statement. One should know not to judge an article by the summary that Taco or Hemos might normally post;)
That type of advertising irks the hell out of me. "Had a high GPA in college but still not adept enough to see through transparent advertising techniques? Come to Fatbrain so we can get your money!".
I'm lucky enough to live in Manhatten where I can go to McGraw-Hill bookstore and find most computing books sensibly organized. They're tax deductible so I won't sweat that I could've gone to Amazon and saved $6. It's more fun browsing that way anyhow...
It's already like half the porn sites out there in the way it pops open windows that you can't kill. Not unlike Clippy, come to think of it. Any time I hit a Geocities site I leave almost immediately because of the pop-up window issue.
I say if you disagree just unsubscribe and host your pages elsewhere. A drop in user-base is a stronger statement than any other.
I was sent the email to my (former) work address and was registered with that address under the Slashdot Team. I immediately figured it wasn't Rob but also clicked anyhow (soooo tempting). Why even bombard this fellow and give him the pleasure (and maybe even press). If it can find out who he/she is just let Rob lean on him/her a bit (don't you have any clout, Rob?). Otherwise if you raise too much of a ruckus you have another Spamford in the press for the next year.
Use procmail on your system and go to their site which usually has filters downloadable within a day as they did for the melissa virus. You can also have it mangle html embedded in emails and other nifty things.
http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/procmail-securi ty.html http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/procmail-kit.ht ml
Essentially the book's content is all downloadable via the internet but yet I have purchased a copy as have many people I know. It's nice to have a bound book and I don't think it'll hurt sales too drastically IF the book has value in the sense that it'll be re-read. Once you get over 100 pages of printed paper it get cumbersome to handle and a drag if not double-sided. A nice statement on O'Reilly's part is what I say.
Ask the above to most people these days and they now understand that it's what makes the computer work which is better than 5 years ago. Ask them "what's a kernel" and you'll get a blank stare. I'm assuming they need to dumb it down as to not scare people away. I agree that nit-picking shouldn't be initiated in the form of a GNU/Linux argument.
In that case Network Solutions is simply abusing the situation and I am mistaken. But even if there is no additional information that I have provided via InterNIC registrations I still ask for it to be removed. Your defense of the situation by claiming (paraphrased) "other people do it" doesn't change the fact that I, as a user of the Internet, do not want to see this kind of reselling of personal information.
I will deal with Yahoo, Dun & Bradsteet, and the others if I like. When I asked for AT&T to stop calling me they didn't reply by telling me that MCI calls too. So you know why?...because the Gov't stepped in when everyone got sick and tired of being interuptted at dinner time by "great offers for a new service".
Network Solutions should eye this whole situation very carefully because they will probably be the one that an example is made of to appease the unhappy netizens.
That's dandy...and as I said in the letter I am requesting to be removed, not that they stop practices that are common. If Network Solutions can process my credit-card info and introduce that into the databases in 3 days they can implement a web-based Opt Out service. Or maybe they can't and in that case it's good they're getting some competition.
Here's my letter via their feedback form and it is being sent to my Representatives in New York State which I retrieved from Yahoo's Gov't Directory . Stop this BS now...it's unacceptable that they are delaying the ability to "Opt Out".
I'm writing in regards to an article I've just read on news.com concerning your intention of selling business info from the InterNic database (http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-35228,00.html ?st.ne.fd.mdh).
I do not recall ever seeing any mention of this ability of yours to do this with the information I have supplied to you over the past few years. As it stands now, I am offically requesting for you to "Opt Out" my information from this planned availability as soon as possible.
In instances when I have found this practice occuring with other companies I've dealt with they've assured me that they would remove me from the databases of solicitaion lists they were using. I supplied my infomation to you with payment to obtain a service that I had no option but to use; meaning, I wasn't *giving* you my info for a free t-shirt or for the ability to win a prize. If I choose to do that I am aware of what the information is used for.
I am cc'ing a copy of this letter to my Representatives in Congress (you don't have to look it up...it's NY State) and hope that you reconsider not offering the ability to get removed from this proposed "service".
Interesting that this fellow pointed this out which is an embaressing truth: even linux-friendly companies are slow to ensure driver support for the mouse-that-will-roar. Maybe it's something the big-boys will keep in mind if large-scale deployment of this type continues.
There were still many many dolts that bought the shrinkwrapped Netscape box rather than download it.
I actually wouldn't call someone a dolt for purchasing software that can be obtained for free. During the 3.x versions of Netscape, for example, it was handy to have the CD for reinstalling on other machines rather than downloading the 12meg file via 14.4 or (gasp) 9600 modems which were still aplenty back then.
In addition, it supports the company which is creating or distributing the software itself. In the same way I can now download and burn Linux via my office T1 or even buy from CheapBytes for $2 (plus $7 S&H), I will dutifully shell out the $39 to RedHat which I have done numerous times since 4.1.
Note, though, that I have never spent one penny of my own money for a Microsoft product. I wonder how many other people out there are following the same pattern. Perhaps a poll, Rob?
There were still many many dolts that bought the shrinkwrapped Netscape box rather than download it. I actually wouldn't call someone a dolt for purchasing software that can be obtained for free. During the 3.x versions of Netscape, for example, it was handy to have the CD for reinstalling on other machines rather than downloading the 12meg file via 14.4 or (gasp) 9600 modems which were still aplenty back then. In addition, it supports the company which is creating or distributing the software itself. In the same way I can now download and burn Linux via my office T1 or even buy from CheapBytes for $2 (plus $7 S&H), I will dutifully shell out the $39 to RedHat which I have done numerous times since 4.1. Note, though, that I have never spent one penny of my own money for a Microsoft product. I wonder how many other people out there are following the same pattern. Perhaps a poll, Rob? AC
I personally enjoy the aura of arrogance. When can we get a tux tee-shift with "Arrogant Linux User" written on the back? I prefer it to the alternate "Submissive Microsoft Victim".
Just another Anonymous-Cowardly,Culturally-Elite, A.U.L.
I cringed looking at those fellows in the same way I felt embaressed for the Democrats during the last convention with their oversized hats and banners.
Come to think of it, I cringe every time I go to LA and see people in a nice restaurant with sneakers on as well...maybe I'm a jaded NYer.
It must be a spoofed address! I bet this is the same rogue who secretly spliced the video at the trial to thwart MS's defense strategy and make them look bad in the eyes of the judge...the scoundrel!
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While this response to the article wasn't off-topic or anything, I'm surprised that one wouldn't take the time to read an article on a non-/.'ed site. It's seems to be happening more as far as I can tell.
If an article or topic interests one enough to post comments to slashdot, one should read the article, look over current posts to see if there's a redundency, then post...it leads to a better, more informative site.
Again, not targeted at you BiGGo...just curious that you opened your sentence with that statement. One should know not to judge an article by the summary that Taco or Hemos might normally post ;)
AC
Grrrrr...
Congrats Mr/Ms; you sealed my determination to never buy from you with that line.
AC
That type of advertising irks the hell out of me.
"Had a high GPA in college but still not adept enough to see through transparent advertising techniques? Come to Fatbrain so we can get your money!".
I'm lucky enough to live in Manhatten where I can go to McGraw-Hill bookstore and find most computing books sensibly organized. They're tax deductible so I won't sweat that I could've gone to Amazon and saved $6. It's more fun browsing that way anyhow...
AC
where it belongs....
AC
It's already like half the porn sites out there in the way it pops open windows that you can't kill. Not unlike Clippy, come to think of it. Any time I hit a Geocities site I leave almost immediately because of the pop-up window issue.
I say if you disagree just unsubscribe and host your pages elsewhere. A drop in user-base is a stronger statement than any other.
AC
I was sent the email to my (former) work address and was registered with that address under the Slashdot Team. I immediately figured it wasn't Rob but also clicked anyhow (soooo tempting). Why even bombard this fellow and give him the pleasure (and maybe even press). If it can find out who he/she is just let Rob lean on him/her a bit (don't you have any clout, Rob?). Otherwise if you raise too much of a ruckus you have another Spamford in the press for the next year.
AC
Here cometh the script kiddies...
Use procmail on your system and go to their site which usually has filters downloadable within a day as they did for the melissa virus. You can also have it mangle html embedded in emails and other nifty things.
i ty.html t ml
http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/procmail-secur
http://www.wolfenet.com/~jhardin/procmail-kit.h
AC
Let's see...
Windows with the 8bit window-thingies that they insist on continuing to package as a screensaver sucks....
MacOS with the Janus-like face look old...
Be is okay...straight to the point & nothing fancy.
RedHat's is cool in my opinion...sharp looking
FreeBSD's looks like a bad tattoo
Debian's is okay but not great and I think the swirl is a bit reminicent of Lucent as was stated earlier.
Prognosis: some people should stick to programming and give the design over to someone else.
AC
Essentially the book's content is all downloadable via the internet but yet I have purchased a copy as have many people I know. It's nice to have a bound book and I don't think it'll hurt sales too drastically IF the book has value in the sense that it'll be re-read. Once you get over 100 pages of printed paper it get cumbersome to handle and a drag if not double-sided. A nice statement on O'Reilly's part is what I say.
AC
Ask the above to most people these days and they now understand that it's what makes the computer work which is better than 5 years ago. Ask them "what's a kernel" and you'll get a blank stare. I'm assuming they need to dumb it down as to not scare people away. I agree that nit-picking shouldn't be initiated in the form of a GNU/Linux argument.
AC
In that case Network Solutions is simply abusing the situation and I am mistaken. But even if there is no additional information that I have provided via InterNIC registrations I still ask for it to be removed. Your defense of the situation by claiming (paraphrased) "other people do it" doesn't change the fact that I, as a user of the Internet, do not want to see this kind of reselling of personal information.
I will deal with Yahoo, Dun & Bradsteet, and the others if I like. When I asked for AT&T to stop calling me they didn't reply by telling me that MCI calls too. So you know why?...because the Gov't stepped in when everyone got sick and tired of being interuptted at dinner time by "great offers for a new service".
Network Solutions should eye this whole situation very carefully because they will probably be the one that an example is made of to appease the unhappy netizens.
AC
That's dandy...and as I said in the letter I am requesting to be removed, not that they stop practices that are common. If Network Solutions can process my credit-card info and introduce that into the databases in 3 days they can implement a web-based Opt Out service. Or maybe they can't and in that case it's good they're getting some competition.
AC
Just another A.C.
Interesting that this fellow pointed this out which is an embaressing truth: even linux-friendly companies are slow to ensure driver support for the mouse-that-will-roar. Maybe it's something the big-boys will keep in mind if large-scale deployment of this type continues.
AC
I actually wouldn't call someone a dolt for purchasing software that can be obtained for free. During the 3.x versions of Netscape, for example, it was handy to have the CD for reinstalling on other machines rather than downloading the 12meg file via 14.4 or (gasp) 9600 modems which were still aplenty back then.
In addition, it supports the company which is creating or distributing the software itself. In the same way I can now download and burn Linux via my office T1 or even buy from CheapBytes for $2 (plus $7 S&H), I will dutifully shell out the $39 to RedHat which I have done numerous times since 4.1.
Note, though, that I have never spent one penny of my own money for a Microsoft product. I wonder how many other people out there are following the same pattern. Perhaps a poll, Rob?
AC
There were still many many dolts that bought the shrinkwrapped Netscape box rather than download it. I actually wouldn't call someone a dolt for purchasing software that can be obtained for free. During the 3.x versions of Netscape, for example, it was handy to have the CD for reinstalling on other machines rather than downloading the 12meg file via 14.4 or (gasp) 9600 modems which were still aplenty back then. In addition, it supports the company which is creating or distributing the software itself. In the same way I can now download and burn Linux via my office T1 or even buy from CheapBytes for $2 (plus $7 S&H), I will dutifully shell out the $39 to RedHat which I have done numerous times since 4.1. Note, though, that I have never spent one penny of my own money for a Microsoft product. I wonder how many other people out there are following the same pattern. Perhaps a poll, Rob? AC
Cummooooon..TWO!
DOH!
You fellows are just jealous.
;)
I'll be auctioning my userid on eBay and see how much I can get for it.
AC #13443
You forgot Babbage.
I personally enjoy the aura of arrogance. When can we get a tux tee-shift with "Arrogant Linux User" written on the back? I prefer it to the alternate "Submissive Microsoft Victim".
Just another Anonymous-Cowardly,Culturally-Elite, A.U.L.
AC
Rob will definitely need a Palm version when the Palm 7 hits the market...wireless browsing...24/7 hmmmm....
AC
Agreement there; this "Now with Portal" trend is really tired...
I cringed looking at those fellows in the same way I felt embaressed for the Democrats during the last convention with their oversized hats and banners.
Come to think of it, I cringe every time I go to LA and see people in a nice restaurant with sneakers on as well...maybe I'm a jaded NYer.
AC
It must be a spoofed address! I bet this is the same rogue who secretly spliced the video at the trial to thwart MS's defense strategy and make them look bad in the eyes of the judge...the scoundrel!