Now even making comments on a name that not anglo-saxonic is moded funny?
get a grip! mod parent "-1 childish"
Well I do say old chap, that was a very fine comment. It's about time someone reigned in what passes for humour here! Huzzah! Oh, by the by, have you any Grey Poupon?
In any case, I seriously doubt that you'd see this applied to any cases except as a defense.
Biggest lies ever told (apologies for off-color reference):
1. The check is in the mail
2. Don't worry, I won't come in your mouth
3. We're from the government and we're here to help
4. This patent is only for defense
Well... if you go to his website (which is linked in the review) you'll find his copyright notice is Copyright 2001-2003 Chris Kohler. When he's mentioned on the front page there, it is again as "Chris Kohler". So I don't see why the reviewer would refer to him in another fashion.
You know, I guess you are right. Now that I think about it, I refer to complete strangers by their first names too. Why, just the other day I called up 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and asked to talk to George. Funny thing though, the operator had no idea who I was talking about, even when I told her, "it's me, Ed." Still puzzles me even now why they wouldn't let me talk to POTUS....
Thanks for pointing that out Dick Tracy! I'd love to stay around and chat, but you'd better hurry up, the clue train is about to leave the station.
My point was that one does not generally refer to someone by their given name unless there is some sort of mutual relationship, but thanks for allowing me to clear that up Mr. Poop. Or can I call you "law"?
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So what's up with calling the author "Chris"? Is he your college roomate or something?
Clearly SpeakEasy and Earthlink don't know how to properly bribe officials to keep themselves in business. It's their own fault, really.
'Shhhh! Pipe down son, around here we don't call them "bribes". We prefer to call them "campaign contributions", "conference stipends" preferrably on carribean islands, and, for some of our younger distinguished gentlemen, "hot and cold running blondes". Oh, and don't forget your contribution to the RNC/DNC either.'
I've been with Speakeasy for almost 5 years and would not consider another provider. When I first signed up, it was a bit rocky getting online (took about 3 months while they coordinated with the local phone company and the Covad middle layer)
That would be around the time Covad were thrashing around in the death throes of their bankrupcy, right? And when many other telcos and suppliers were in trouble too (Nortel, Lucent, Global (double-) Crossing, worldcom, etc.). True, it's not important now, but still (maybe?) interesting.
If I start two hours later, I'm home after dinner (after 8PM - in time for TV, but my wife wouldn't be terribly happy!). I'd also be screwed sleep-wise, since my daughter (gorgeous 8-month-old that she is) thinks that 6:30-7:30 is wake-up time, and no amount of me pointing at my alarm settings is going to change that:-)
I've had that problem too, no matter how much you try to point, explain, and even beg, they don't grasp the logic of the alarm clock. Even when they can talk and understand stuff, they still have a tough time understanding that "it's sleepy-time" early summer mornings when it looks like daylight to them. Come to think of it, they don't really grasp the concept of sleeping in on weekends either until they're older too:-)
So, you mean to tell me I missed that hot date with the Swedish Bikini Team just because our watches were set differently?!? And all these years I thought they just stood me up, damn that Bill Gates!
The real downer is hearing: "You are being layed off. This is Rajesh.
You are expected to train him before you exit the company.
He will be replacing you."
"And you'd better do a good job of training him because if you don't, you're out on your ass with no severance, which you'll need because CS unemployment in this city is at 10% and you'll be eating nothing but Ramen for a year. Oh yeah, and thanks for the great job you've been doing too."
This is by far the best post on slashdot in a long time, where's my Mod points when I need them!
Too true about the universal remotes. I can usually pick up a friends universal and figure out how to at least turn on the tv and change channels, even one of those damn Sony remotes with a thousand buttons and a dozen modes. Most women I know look at a remote and go "duh..." and kick it old skool and walk over to the TV.
I'm not sure since [as] IANAL but I do believe this falls under the category of fraud. And would likely be a federal crime (no light sentences).
Did you even read TFA? The whole point of it is that there is no enforcement so nobody gets caught! Tax evasion is a federal crime, it got Al Capone in the slam, yet millions of people do it every year. Why? Ineffective enforcement coupled with the huge rewards one can reap by comitting the crime. It's that old "risk/reward" thing again.
Sex offenders are apparantly still dangerous to society following their release from prison. Shouldn't the solution to continue to segregate them from society rather than to just let 'em go and tell people, "Sorry, there's a dangerous new person in your neighborhood, watch your kids/wife/backside."
Exactly, which is why we should be locking some of these criminals up for good. I know it's not PC, but some people can't be "cured" and will always be a menace to society, and some offenders' debts to society are too great to ever be repaid.
How do you figure out who can't be cured? Who wants to take a chance volunteer their children as a test subject? That's is exactly what is happening here!
Paying off customers who have accounts stolen is most likely viewed as a cost of doing business, and is cheaper than moving the call centers back.
One way to make it hurt more for companies is what lawmakers are doing in California, USA, where companies by law are required to notify customers whose information has been lost/stolen. The disclosure law worked so well that initially ChoicePoint notified only California customers, but the outcry was so great that they (supposedly) told all their customers that were affected.
Not that I'm a fan of more regulation, but bad publicity can be a great motivation tool. IIRC, there was/is a move afoot for a (US) federal law, but in Congress' current big-business group hug environment, they de-fanged the proposal by removing the reporting requirement if the information was encrypted "or other reasonable means [were] taken" to safeguard data.
It's a friday, so I'll bite on the flamebait. Being a developer for a number of years now, I'll admit that there are a lot of prima donna developers, and people who use tools solely because they're cool. But, it's ironic that you call programmers "arrogant fucktards" when system administrators can be some of the biggest hurdles to developers getting things done (or, "speedbump on the road to success" if you prefer). True anecdotes:
You need this software installed? Sorry, it's not on the approved list and I don't make exceptions.
You need apache installed? That's that "freeware" junk that people write in their spare time, and we can't install software that we don't have a megabuck support contract for.
You need a version of java less than 3 years old? Sorry, we haven't tested a newer version of it for compatibility, and even though Sun has the patch out for over a year now, our group hasn't blessed it yet. I'll put it on the list to get in the testing lab, but there's a few month backlog.
You need this web server installed? It is on the approved list, but that would involve running a server process, and that's not allowed because all servers are security risks, even though it's inside the firewall.
You have a runaway process on a development server and you know the exact PID? I'd be happy to kill it, just enter a trouble ticket and I'll get right on it.
You need the website www.GreatDeveloperSite.com un-blocked? If I had my way, I would block everything and make people provide a business justification for every website they wanted to access.
You say the production server isn't working? Funny, I didn't notice a problem when I was just resizing a disk array. In the middle of the day. On a production system.
You want to be able to edit your own.profile? Sorry, it's a security risk and is not allowed.
You need an approved critical bugfix implemented that's affecting external customers? Not a problem, I was just leaving for lunch, but I'll take care of it as soon as I get back.
You need to change one line in a configuration file? No problem, just fill out a development request form, create a test plan and demonstrate successful execution on development and qa environments, create an implementation request form and get it approved by 2 levels of your and my management, and forward your release installation package with documented pre-installation, installation, post-installation, and backout scripts that follow the corporate naming and script-writing standards. (Ok, I am exaggeraging with this one, it was actually a one-line change in a stored procedure.)
SAs routinely become apoplectic when a developer merely suggests the command(s) to use to get something done. How dare a developer, who has been using Unix for 10 years, say how to do something when they haven't even attended a training class. Especially to a snot-nosed junior SA fresh out of ITT Tech.
Not knowing you personally, none of this may apply to you specifically, but there's a reason that developers (and users) prepend "Nazi" to the title "System Administrators". Oh yeah, there might be a lesson about glass houses in here somewhere too.
Yet another sign of Microsoft's continuing scorn for the consumer (individual and enterprise) when they are all but announcing an Astroturf campaign without any shame.
Or, maybe that's just indicative of what a herd of dim-witted sheep consumers and decision-makers (PHBs) really are.
A 15-years-and-counting-delay in delivery. Hurd must be exceptionaly better than Linux if it wants to gain even a minimal market share. I would bet that even OpenSolaris10 will find more users.
Even Amiga or Atari 400/800 has more users than HURD ever will!
I've said it before and I'll say it again - the day 20 million people will spend their weeknight in front of the TV watching Polly Perky teach algebra, *then* I'll believe that Tom Cruise (or Barry Bonds) is overpaid.
Well, it all depends on just how "perky" Polly is, doesn't it?:-P
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Biggest lies ever told (apologies for off-color reference):
1. The check is in the mail
2. Don't worry, I won't come in your mouth
3. We're from the government and we're here to help
4. This patent is only for defense
You know, I guess you are right. Now that I think about it, I refer to complete strangers by their first names too. Why, just the other day I called up 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and asked to talk to George. Funny thing though, the operator had no idea who I was talking about, even when I told her, "it's me, Ed." Still puzzles me even now why they wouldn't let me talk to POTUS....
So what's up with calling the author "Chris"? Is he your college roomate or something?
That would be around the time Covad were thrashing around in the death throes of their bankrupcy, right? And when many other telcos and suppliers were in trouble too (Nortel, Lucent, Global (double-) Crossing, worldcom, etc.). True, it's not important now, but still (maybe?) interesting.
There is enough corporate welfare already, where's MY tax credit for the inconvience of getting up way-ass in the morning?
I've had that problem too, no matter how much you try to point, explain, and even beg, they don't grasp the logic of the alarm clock. Even when they can talk and understand stuff, they still have a tough time understanding that "it's sleepy-time" early summer mornings when it looks like daylight to them. Come to think of it, they don't really grasp the concept of sleeping in on weekends either until they're older too :-)
So, you mean to tell me I missed that hot date with the Swedish Bikini Team just because our watches were set differently?!? And all these years I thought they just stood me up, damn that Bill Gates!
LOL! Hmmm, to be an angel in Heaven or the king of Hell...
Too true about the universal remotes. I can usually pick up a friends universal and figure out how to at least turn on the tv and change channels, even one of those damn Sony remotes with a thousand buttons and a dozen modes. Most women I know look at a remote and go "duh..." and kick it old skool and walk over to the TV.
Sweet, it's nice to know that the US is not the only country to fall victim to off-whoring(tm)!!
Did you even read TFA? The whole point of it is that there is no enforcement so nobody gets caught! Tax evasion is a federal crime, it got Al Capone in the slam, yet millions of people do it every year. Why? Ineffective enforcement coupled with the huge rewards one can reap by comitting the crime. It's that old "risk/reward" thing again.
Exactly, which is why we should be locking some of these criminals up for good. I know it's not PC, but some people can't be "cured" and will always be a menace to society, and some offenders' debts to society are too great to ever be repaid.
How do you figure out who can't be cured? Who wants to take a chance volunteer their children as a test subject? That's is exactly what is happening here!
Oh sorry, my goof. It should read: "In Soviet America, Big Brother watches you!!"
Or...
I, for one, welcome our new database-mining governmental overlords!
I, for one, welcome our new-and-improved minimally invasive military recruiting overlords!
I, for one, welcome our war machine overlords! Go Bush!
One way to make it hurt more for companies is what lawmakers are doing in California, USA, where companies by law are required to notify customers whose information has been lost/stolen. The disclosure law worked so well that initially ChoicePoint notified only California customers, but the outcry was so great that they (supposedly) told all their customers that were affected.
Not that I'm a fan of more regulation, but bad publicity can be a great motivation tool. IIRC, there was/is a move afoot for a (US) federal law, but in Congress' current big-business group hug environment, they de-fanged the proposal by removing the reporting requirement if the information was encrypted "or other reasonable means [were] taken" to safeguard data.
- You need this software installed? Sorry, it's not on the approved list and I don't make exceptions.
- You need apache installed? That's that "freeware" junk that people write in their spare time, and we can't install software that we don't have a megabuck support contract for.
- You need a version of java less than 3 years old? Sorry, we haven't tested a newer version of it for compatibility, and even though Sun has the patch out for over a year now, our group hasn't blessed it yet. I'll put it on the list to get in the testing lab, but there's a few month backlog.
- You need this web server installed? It is on the approved list, but that would involve running a server process, and that's not allowed because all servers are security risks, even though it's inside the firewall.
- You have a runaway process on a development server and you know the exact PID? I'd be happy to kill it, just enter a trouble ticket and I'll get right on it.
- You need the website www.GreatDeveloperSite.com un-blocked? If I had my way, I would block everything and make people provide a business justification for every website they wanted to access.
- You say the production server isn't working? Funny, I didn't notice a problem when I was just resizing a disk array. In the middle of the day. On a production system.
- You want to be able to edit your own
.profile? Sorry, it's a security risk and is not allowed.
- You need an approved critical bugfix implemented that's affecting external customers? Not a problem, I was just leaving for lunch, but I'll take care of it as soon as I get back.
- You need to change one line in a configuration file? No problem, just fill out a development request form, create a test plan and demonstrate successful execution on development and qa environments, create an implementation request form and get it approved by 2 levels of your and my management, and forward your release installation package with documented pre-installation, installation, post-installation, and backout scripts that follow the corporate naming and script-writing standards. (Ok, I am exaggeraging with this one, it was actually a one-line change in a stored procedure.)
SAs routinely become apoplectic when a developer merely suggests the command(s) to use to get something done. How dare a developer, who has been using Unix for 10 years, say how to do something when they haven't even attended a training class. Especially to a snot-nosed junior SA fresh out of ITT Tech.Not knowing you personally, none of this may apply to you specifically, but there's a reason that developers (and users) prepend "Nazi" to the title "System Administrators". Oh yeah, there might be a lesson about glass houses in here somewhere too.
Alex, can I have, "Ways to violate the DMCA" for 200 please?
Or, maybe that's just indicative of what a herd of dim-witted sheep consumers and decision-makers (PHBs) really are.
Even Amiga or Atari 400/800 has more users than HURD ever will!
Well, it all depends on just how "perky" Polly is, doesn't it? :-P