I dunno, today has been kind of slow on Slashdot. I appreciated getting something new to read. I don't know if I would read something about cleaning one's penis though.
(yawn) I can see why this was posted by AC. It sounds like Microsoft.
How do you know that you lost $1000? You are probably looking at those $5 sales and seeing 200 of them. However, the laws of supply and demand suggest that those numbers will be drastically different at whatever price point you are charging for your software.
I can understand it is a lousy job and I really sympathize with the people working it. However, I am not going to do the telemarketing company a favor by simply hanging up and shortening their call times.
I pick up every "unavailable" call and as soon as I hear the other person call me by my last name and then mis-pronounce it, I say hello and let them start their speech, then I set the phone down. By doing this, I can increase the call times as much as possible and still get back to my TV show. Like spam, the only way that telemarketing will ever stop is when it is no longer profitable.
They get a little freaked when you ask for their name, but they usually give it to you. Now THEY are tied to the call, so they have a vested interest in not pissing you off. As we all know, people are a lot more bold when they are Anonymous Cowards.
While I applaud you for being nice, what makes you think they are giving you their actual name?
Telemarketer:Hello, Mr. Johnson, would you like to increase your penis size by three inches? Mr. Johnson:Hello, would you give me your name please? Telemarketer:Sure, it's M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
I'm glad to see a report that analyzes TCO, but I really don't think finding Linux cheaper to buy then Windows is a big surprise. What I would really like to see is some hard data that looks at what it costs to develop for each of the platforms.
It seems to me that a lot of the push for Windows comes from the development side, especially in the web environment. They like being able to open up Visual Studio and have it write a solution for them. Granted, it will be full of buffer overflows, but it will be finished by the deadline, if not before.
While I'm glad someone is out their pushing back at all the video taping aimed at us, I don't see why this is such a huge problem. I agree everyone has a right to privacy. But when you enter a public place, you give up some of your rights of privacy. No one is putting cameras in your house or invading your privacy.
Is MSN _really_ that good of an ISP? This is a serious question. I've never used them before, but is their service so compelling that you don't mind putting up with Outbreak?
A US$100 software sounds relatively cheap here in the US, but in Malaysia it would cost almost RM400 (RM = Ringgit Malaysia). Many individuals, educational organizations, and so forth find such prices ridiculously high.
Perhaps that is because 1 US Dollar is worth almost 4 Ringgit Malaysia.
What I don't understand is that Bruce Perens is an exception to the rule. Whatever happened to civil disobedience as a way to make unambiguously clear that the government has gone too far and needs to rethink it's policies.
Because the average American doesn't have the resources to challenge something like this in a lengthy court battle.
I know that if I were to take up a cause like this, I'd get some public defendant attorney that is handling 20 other cases. The press wouldn't pay any attention to me. I'd end up in jail, lose my career and my wife. I know I'm probably too apathetic, but it's just not worth it for me to take a chance at screwing up my ever-shortening life.
So what if your friends mom can't/won't write scritps to automate her computing tasks. You do it for her for a fee (even if it's just chocolate chip cookies). You set up a Linux desktop for her once. Give her one button access to the things she wants to do and she'll be out of your hair. She damn sure won't be calling you to come fix her computer because of the daily BSOD.
I agree with you. I really do. And I want so bad for it to be this easy to set someone up with Linux. But just because she doesn't get a BSOD doesn't mean that the support calls stop. Instead the calls will be, "How do I do X" and "How do I view this file I downloaded?" and "How do I install my recipe software? It says it requires Windows."
Too bad your boss doesn't think so. He even has the law to back him up. Your boss wants as much info on you as possible. If he knows what info you access and how long your typing away on your keyboard he will use it to his advantage. And his boss will do the same t ohim all the way up the ladder.
Well, sure, if you are on his dime using his equipment. I think the original poster was referring to personal use which should have some form of privacy implied.
I predict that the big US radio sites will either move out of the US, or be replaced by new sites that exist outside of the United States.
I agree.
Here is what will happen: # Internet Radio continues to grow/develop, outside of the United States. # The number of US-based listeners continues to grow. # Non-US based Internet Radio stations begin to generate revenue. # US-based groups and industries begin to realize that they are missing out on a large stream of revenue/listerners, and begin to look for changes. # Sometime in the (near) future, new laws are passed that open up the United States market for Internet Radio.
So while I'm disgusted by the Copyright Office's decision, I have to say that I'm cautiously optimistic.
While you are optimistic, I am pessimistic. I doubt that the RIAA will back off in the US because of perceived missing revenue. Instead, to recover that revenue, they will make like the BSA and go after the sites in other countries.
I've been working for 2.5 years for a company that uses Exchange and Outlook...[snip]...I've received 2 email viri ever, and neither of them were the "common" ones like Melissa or SirCam. It leaves me wondering if people are making a big fuss out of nothing, and being a bit sensationalist or simply an anti-Microsoft bigot.
These virii typically propogate by mailing themselves out to users in the victim's address book. Perhaps no one has you as a contact?:)
Uh, yeah. Thanks, 321 Studios, for setting the precedent that we can own a backup copy of something that we purchased as long as it is shitty in comparison to the original.
Can someone explain this to me, without working themselves into a lather??
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Better to get spam then junk snail mail...spam doesn't have to be recycled. Spell it out for me...why should I care?
Because, unlike snail mail, the receiver may incur a cost when receiving spam. Granted, it's not a high cost per message, but if someone is paying a per hour charge for a dial-up link, then he/she would effectively be paying to download 1400 messages a day. That could add up over time.
I think you have a very valid point about recycling, but I don't believe that the average person thinks about recycling potential as much as he does about money....especially his own money.
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They don't care about jamming phones. Phones ringing do not figure into their perceived revenue loss.
I dunno, today has been kind of slow on Slashdot. I appreciated getting something new to read. I don't know if I would read something about cleaning one's penis though.
How do you know that you lost $1000? You are probably looking at those $5 sales and seeing 200 of them. However, the laws of supply and demand suggest that those numbers will be drastically different at whatever price point you are charging for your software.
I pick up every "unavailable" call and as soon as I hear the other person call me by my last name and then mis-pronounce it, I say hello and let them start their speech, then I set the phone down. By doing this, I can increase the call times as much as possible and still get back to my TV show. Like spam, the only way that telemarketing will ever stop is when it is no longer profitable.
While I applaud you for being nice, what makes you think they are giving you their actual name?
Telemarketer:Hello, Mr. Johnson, would you like to increase your penis size by three inches?
Mr. Johnson:Hello, would you give me your name please?
Telemarketer:Sure, it's M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Yes, but Microsoft didn't get any share of that.
It seems to me that a lot of the push for Windows comes from the development side, especially in the web environment. They like being able to open up Visual Studio and have it write a solution for them. Granted, it will be full of buffer overflows, but it will be finished by the deadline, if not before.
Yet...
Is MSN _really_ that good of an ISP? This is a serious question. I've never used them before, but is their service so compelling that you don't mind putting up with Outbreak?
Thanks for your permission.
I'm all for remote controlled battles, but the only reason I watched that show was to see Donna and Carmen. (mmmmm....Carmennnnn.....)
The "hazards" made me sick because it just seemed like there was some four year old pressing the button when the robot he didn't like got near one.
Perhaps that is because 1 US Dollar is worth almost 4 Ringgit Malaysia.
BTW, I am NOT an audiophile... anyone that calls themself that is only a poser
Hmmmmm......
here [instantssl.com] you will notice that DESIGNED is speeled "deisgned"..
Would you buy an SSL certificate from a company so unprofessional it can't be bothered to spell check their site?
Would you read a post from an AC that can't be bothered to spell check their post?
Because the average American doesn't have the resources to challenge something like this in a lengthy court battle.
I know that if I were to take up a cause like this, I'd get some public defendant attorney that is handling 20 other cases. The press wouldn't pay any attention to me. I'd end up in jail, lose my career and my wife. I know I'm probably too apathetic, but it's just not worth it for me to take a chance at screwing up my ever-shortening life.
They couldn't afford it.
Uh...do we actually think that Bill Gates is going to store his personal credit card number in PassPort? I didn't think so....
I agree with you. I really do. And I want so bad for it to be this easy to set someone up with Linux. But just because she doesn't get a BSOD doesn't mean that the support calls stop. Instead the calls will be, "How do I do X" and "How do I view this file I downloaded?" and "How do I install my recipe software? It says it requires Windows."
Well, there's your problem. You are actually trying to use it for something more than a screen saver.
Well, sure, if you are on his dime using his equipment. I think the original poster was referring to personal use which should have some form of privacy implied.
What the hell is an interweb? I'm judging by context that you meant Internet, but one can never know these days....
I agree.
Here is what will happen:
# Internet Radio continues to grow/develop, outside of the United States.
# The number of US-based listeners continues to grow.
# Non-US based Internet Radio stations begin to generate revenue.
# US-based groups and industries begin to realize that they are missing out on a large stream of revenue/listerners, and begin to look for changes.
# Sometime in the (near) future, new laws are passed that open up the United States market for Internet Radio.
So while I'm disgusted by the Copyright Office's decision, I have to say that I'm cautiously optimistic.
While you are optimistic, I am pessimistic. I doubt that the RIAA will back off in the US because of perceived missing revenue. Instead, to recover that revenue, they will make like the BSA and go after the sites in other countries.
These virii typically propogate by mailing themselves out to users in the victim's address book. Perhaps no one has you as a contact?
Uh, yeah. Thanks, 321 Studios, for setting the precedent that we can own a backup copy of something that we purchased as long as it is shitty in comparison to the original.
Can someone explain this to me, without working themselves into a lather??
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Better to get spam then junk snail mail...spam doesn't have to be recycled. Spell it out for me...why should I care?
Because, unlike snail mail, the receiver may incur a cost when receiving spam. Granted, it's not a high cost per message, but if someone is paying a per hour charge for a dial-up link, then he/she would effectively be paying to download 1400 messages a day. That could add up over time.
I think you have a very valid point about recycling, but I don't believe that the average person thinks about recycling potential as much as he does about money....especially his own money.