No, that's not true. Insurance companies are interested in Profit not Sales. So, if you pay $100/month for car insurance, but you get into an accident every year that they have to cover, they hate that.
The behavior that they want is for you to pay $90/month ("safe" driver discount) and NEVER get into an accident as a "safe" driver. Therefore, they pocket all the money.
It doesn't have to prove you were at the scene. It only has to persuade the JURY beyond a reasonable doubt. It doesn't even have to eliminate all doubt. Just eliminate the reasonable ones.
Basically, if you claim you were home alone, but your phone was at the crime scene, you're in a world of hurt. Why was your phone at the crime scene? Did you lend it to someone? Did you lose your phone? When/where did you lose your phone? If you have no alibi, you're sunk.
I'm so glad somebody made a coherent argument. You hit the nail on the head exactly.
Remember when Microsoft changed VB to VB.Net? From MSDN:
"All but the most trivial applications will take a significant amount of effort to port from VB6 to VB.NET. Backward compatibility appears not to be one of Microsoft's high-priority goals with the new.NET environment." (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa239677%28VS.60%29.aspx)
How many people on Slashdot complained? Where was the outrage? Where was the boycott of MS due to its "closed" system?
Or as a better comparison, remember when the PS3 came out, and every game company had to scrap their PS2 codebase? Where was the outrage?
Technology changes every 3-5 years. Adapt or die. If people haven't learned that by now, they should not be in this industry.
I just skimmed the bill linked in the summary... is it just me, or does this 1) not appear to apply to email whatsoever (it's not mentioned anywhere in the bill, though VOIP is) and 2) only applies to business doing $5 million USD or more in business a year.
No, no, no. This is slashdot. You're not suppose to point out the facts! You're suppose to fuel our rampant speculation and knee-jerking.
This is what you're suppose to say:
I knew it!! This is a secret SCO conspiracy, backed by Microsoft, to FUD Linux in a desperate attempt to kill net neutrality. Damn you, RIAA! Damn you!!!
Truncating varchars is handy for webforms... you don't want to reject the data...
You don't want to reject the data? Are you kidding me? So if a person submits a comment like: "I want to buy item #[snip]", that's ok?
And filling in NOT NULLS is also handy for the same reason....
You've completely lost me on this one. What do you think a NOT NULL is, a suggestion??? Why in the world would you specify a NOT NULL then? Just set the column to default to empty string.
small quirks don't have a large impact
You seem to think that these "small" issues won't affect the small company. You couldn't be more wrong! Small companies are the most affected because they have LESS DATA. If you have 1 million records and 10 gets corrupted, nobody will blink an eye. If you only have 100 records, and 10 gets corrupted, somebody's head will roll.
MySQL for blogs, forums, or photo galleries, sure no problem. It's probably the ideal solution. But, MySQL for eCommerce, CMS, PLM, etc, something that you earn your bread and butter on, you're rolling the dice.
I recently had to hire a developer. The position wasn't super specific, just a mid-level developer with at least 1+ years experience in C#. I got over 80 resumes, about half of which I liked. But, when I sent out a skills assessment to test their knowledge, I got only 10 completed assessments back. Only 10 out of 80! The test wasn't that hard either, just basic knowledge of writing SQL and C# code. I'm surprised at how many people apparently just blew me off. If I gave them a task to do and they don't do it, why would I hire them?
If you want the job, go the extra mile to show the hiring manager that you're willing and able do the job. Don't just solely rely on your resume.
Why didn't he just wait 3 months? Regardless of whether the law is stupid or not, he could have just waited. It was only 3 months! Have sex now and risk going jail or wait 3 months and it's completely legal. That seems like an obvious choice to me.
More importantly, what will happen to all the products that use Java technology, ie. ColdFusion or JRun? For that matter, what will happen to the server scripting capabilities in Flash? I worry that Adobe, being in bed with Microsoft, won't be so quick to Java.
If all you do is impose a big fine, he can just declare bankruptcy, and you won't collect a thing. So, the end result is no jail time AND doesn't pay a penny. How is that a punishment?
We want to stress that this FCC investigation is not based on the nationwide do-not- call list that went into effect in October. Instead, it concerns claims by customers who believed they were on an AT&T-specific list and received a call they think was from AT&T.
If this happened, then wouldn't it necessarily make that act a crime, because, there is now a real financial damage? Whereas before, people just theorized that spam costs $X billions, now you can actually calculate it. If you can calculate the damage, you have an legitimate reason to prosecute for fraud.
I've been thinking about your "service", and I think it can be legally binding. Similar agreements exist, for example those catch-22 EULAs and the infamous Opt-Out agreements, where if you register you "automatically" get signed up for ads, unless you specifically opt-out. I think you're service stands a chance if you add some statements based on the EULAs and Opt-Out agreements that I've seen:
The EULA is in theory binding if you click on the "OK" or "Agree" button. So then, you make an email address that's like "web_service_agree@blah.com" or "i_agree@blah.com", and specify that if anyone sends an email to that email address then they acknowledge that they agree to your web review service. I think those email addresses are clear enough, that it can be substituted for clicking on a button. Instead of clinking on the "I agree" button, they send an email to "I_Agree@blah.com". Close enough, IMHO. That way, they can't say they were tricked.
Specify that you reserve the right to waive any fees for using your service. So if any of your friends happen to email that address by mistake, it's in the EULA that you don't have to bill them.
Specify that you reserve the right to change the EULA without notice.
I think you should send out an invoice along with a copy of the agreement and see what happens. I will attempt to write a more "legal" sounding agreement, and do a service like that too. I may like spam after all.
I agree. People will pay for content if they feel it's worth the money. For example, I pay to view the online version of the Wall Street Journal. For my subscription fee, I get access to the WSJ and Barron's. And the fee is less than half the normal print subscription fee for just WSJ! In a situation like that, I'm actually saving money by subscribing to the online content.
The problem that faced Zapmail doesn't translate here. Zapmail failed because Fed Ex didn't own the underlying technology behind it, the telephone wires. Fed Ex had to buy the technology, the line and the fax machine, just like its customers. That's why the pricing never made sense, since nobody would pay the Fed Ex premium when they could go directly to the source.
That analogy doesn't work here, because the telcos own the underlying technology. Once they bundle phone and internet together, you have both no matter what. Sure, you can cancel the phone, but why, you've already paid for it.
Take my case for example, I can only get SBC DSL here. I don't like SBC's phone service, so I want to quit. Well, that's too bad for me, because I can't. In order for my DSL to work, I have to have SBC phone service. Since, I can't get a cable modem, I'm stuck with the service.
How does that stop anything?.0001 per email = $100 if you send out 1 million emails. That doesn't put enough dent into the spammers' costs to really deter them. I think you have to consider the type of spam and where they originate. IMHO, spam comes in 2 forms.
1) Legitimate - ones that come from real companies, with working unsubscribe policies. 2) Illegitimate - from companies that forge headers, spoof IPs, steal legitimate email accounts, etc.
For type 1), you can follow tactics that have proven effective to telemarketing by developing a state/federal do-not-email list. If any company sends email to an address on that list without explicit permisson, they will be warned the first time, and fined $500 per email each time after.
For type 2), you'd just have to criminalize those acts. I don't see any other way to stop them.
Just send a couple swarms of these grasshoppers to eat up all the mutant crops. Of course, getting rid of the grasshoppers would become a problem. But, those biotech companies can always just make some mutant lizards.
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No, that's not true. Insurance companies are interested in Profit not Sales. So, if you pay $100/month for car insurance, but you get into an accident every year that they have to cover, they hate that.
The behavior that they want is for you to pay $90/month ("safe" driver discount) and NEVER get into an accident as a "safe" driver. Therefore, they pocket all the money.
It doesn't have to prove you were at the scene. It only has to persuade the JURY beyond a reasonable doubt. It doesn't even have to eliminate all doubt. Just eliminate the reasonable ones.
Basically, if you claim you were home alone, but your phone was at the crime scene, you're in a world of hurt. Why was your phone at the crime scene? Did you lend it to someone? Did you lose your phone? When/where did you lose your phone? If you have no alibi, you're sunk.
I'm so glad somebody made a coherent argument. You hit the nail on the head exactly.
Remember when Microsoft changed VB to VB.Net? From MSDN:
"All but the most trivial applications will take a significant amount of effort to port from VB6 to VB.NET. Backward compatibility appears not to be one of Microsoft's high-priority goals with the new .NET environment." (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa239677%28VS.60%29.aspx)
How many people on Slashdot complained? Where was the outrage? Where was the boycott of MS due to its "closed" system?
Or as a better comparison, remember when the PS3 came out, and every game company had to scrap their PS2 codebase? Where was the outrage?
Technology changes every 3-5 years. Adapt or die. If people haven't learned that by now, they should not be in this industry.
I just skimmed the bill linked in the summary... is it just me, or does this 1) not appear to apply to email whatsoever (it's not mentioned anywhere in the bill, though VOIP is) and 2) only applies to business doing $5 million USD or more in business a year.
No, no, no. This is slashdot. You're not suppose to point out the facts! You're suppose to fuel our rampant speculation and knee-jerking.
This is what you're suppose to say:
I knew it!! This is a secret SCO conspiracy, backed by Microsoft, to FUD Linux in a desperate attempt to kill net neutrality. Damn you, RIAA! Damn you!!!
See?
Women... use logic to figure them out... hmm, obviously, you've never had a girlfriend...
Last time I checked, Java is directly tied to Sun. Who's to say that Sun won't dump Java in the future?
Truncating varchars is handy for webforms... you don't want to reject the data...
You don't want to reject the data? Are you kidding me? So if a person submits a comment like: "I want to buy item #[snip]", that's ok?
And filling in NOT NULLS is also handy for the same reason....
You've completely lost me on this one. What do you think a NOT NULL is, a suggestion??? Why in the world would you specify a NOT NULL then? Just set the column to default to empty string.
small quirks don't have a large impact
You seem to think that these "small" issues won't affect the small company. You couldn't be more wrong! Small companies are the most affected because they have LESS DATA. If you have 1 million records and 10 gets corrupted, nobody will blink an eye. If you only have 100 records, and 10 gets corrupted, somebody's head will roll.
MySQL for blogs, forums, or photo galleries, sure no problem. It's probably the ideal solution. But, MySQL for eCommerce, CMS, PLM, etc, something that you earn your bread and butter on, you're rolling the dice.
I recently had to hire a developer. The position wasn't super specific, just a mid-level developer with at least 1+ years experience in C#. I got over 80 resumes, about half of which I liked. But, when I sent out a skills assessment to test their knowledge, I got only 10 completed assessments back. Only 10 out of 80! The test wasn't that hard either, just basic knowledge of writing SQL and C# code. I'm surprised at how many people apparently just blew me off. If I gave them a task to do and they don't do it, why would I hire them?
If you want the job, go the extra mile to show the hiring manager that you're willing and able do the job. Don't just solely rely on your resume.
Why didn't he just wait 3 months? Regardless of whether the law is stupid or not, he could have just waited. It was only 3 months! Have sex now and risk going jail or wait 3 months and it's completely legal. That seems like an obvious choice to me.
More importantly, what will happen to all the products that use Java technology, ie. ColdFusion or JRun? For that matter, what will happen to the server scripting capabilities in Flash? I worry that Adobe, being in bed with Microsoft, won't be so quick to Java.
If all you do is impose a big fine, he can just declare bankruptcy, and you won't collect a thing. So, the end result is no jail time AND doesn't pay a penny. How is that a punishment?
PBS? ABC?? ESPN??? Yeah, right! Everybody here knows what this will be used for, and I believe Jenna Jameson will be the star.
That or a Simpsons reference.
"Doh!"
ATT's press release, stating that:
We want to stress that this FCC investigation is not based on the nationwide do-not- call list that went into effect in October. Instead, it concerns claims by customers who believed they were on an AT&T-specific list and received a call they think was from AT&T.
Who's going to pay me when the sender's computer was hacked? Or the sender's IP was spoofed?
If this happened, then wouldn't it necessarily make that act a crime, because, there is now a real financial damage? Whereas before, people just theorized that spam costs $X billions, now you can actually calculate it. If you can calculate the damage, you have an legitimate reason to prosecute for fraud.
I've been thinking about your "service", and I think it can be legally binding. Similar agreements exist, for example those catch-22 EULAs and the infamous Opt-Out agreements, where if you register you "automatically" get signed up for ads, unless you specifically opt-out. I think you're service stands a chance if you add some statements based on the EULAs and Opt-Out agreements that I've seen:
I think you should send out an invoice along with a copy of the agreement and see what happens. I will attempt to write a more "legal" sounding agreement, and do a service like that too. I may like spam after all.
I agree. People will pay for content if they feel it's worth the money. For example, I pay to view the online version of the Wall Street Journal. For my subscription fee, I get access to the WSJ and Barron's. And the fee is less than half the normal print subscription fee for just WSJ! In a situation like that, I'm actually saving money by subscribing to the online content.
How do the canadians prevent their borrowers from ripping the CD? If they don't, then:
1) Start music library in Canada
2) ???
3) Profit!!!
iGrill to cook hamburgers? No need! I've got an overclocked Athlon!
The problem that faced Zapmail doesn't translate here. Zapmail failed because Fed Ex didn't own the underlying technology behind it, the telephone wires. Fed Ex had to buy the technology, the line and the fax machine, just like its customers. That's why the pricing never made sense, since nobody would pay the Fed Ex premium when they could go directly to the source.
That analogy doesn't work here, because the telcos own the underlying technology. Once they bundle phone and internet together, you have both no matter what. Sure, you can cancel the phone, but why, you've already paid for it.
Take my case for example, I can only get SBC DSL here. I don't like SBC's phone service, so I want to quit. Well, that's too bad for me, because I can't. In order for my DSL to work, I have to have SBC phone service. Since, I can't get a cable modem, I'm stuck with the service.
Don't you people watch the outer limits?
I'll probably write this code in sometime in the future. Human cloning is stealing and I will sue your ass for infringement.
Yeah, but then someone will hack your code, call it DeDNA, post it onto Kazaa, and then it's all down hill from there.
How does that stop anything? .0001 per email = $100 if you send out 1 million emails. That doesn't put enough dent into the spammers' costs to really deter them. I think you have to consider the type of spam and where they originate. IMHO, spam comes in 2 forms.
1) Legitimate - ones that come from real companies, with working unsubscribe policies.
2) Illegitimate - from companies that forge headers, spoof IPs, steal legitimate email accounts, etc.
For type 1), you can follow tactics that have proven effective to telemarketing by developing a state/federal do-not-email list. If any company sends email to an address on that list without explicit permisson, they will be warned the first time, and fined $500 per email each time after.
For type 2), you'd just have to criminalize those acts. I don't see any other way to stop them.
Just send a couple swarms of these grasshoppers to eat up all the mutant crops. Of course, getting rid of the grasshoppers would become a problem. But, those biotech companies can always just make some mutant lizards.
Sorry, you have to quote Homer in order to get the Simpsons Karma Score Bonus.