We've put some antennas on a grain elevator a few months ago. We had to give the company that owned it free access, but it was significantly cheaper than putting it on a big tower.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
I'm starting a business where we'll be running a bunch of PC's networked playing multiplayer LAN games. We plan to follow the guidelines on the games as well. Teens and younger children will be able to play 'M' rated games with parental consent.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
When people start talking about how everything is information and how the internet makes it possible to get any information at any time, I'm reminded of something Stephenson says in The Diamond Age. I don't have the exact quote, but it amounts to this: In an age where everybody knows everything about everybody else, the only thing left is politeness. He was (likely) talking very personal types of information and the idea of everyboyd living in "glass houses," but I think you can apply this more generally. I think information is information, whether it be the song your band wrote last week, the current state of the stock market, or the fact that your grandmother likes to sunbathe nude. Instead of having the government or police or major corporations say who gets what information, give everybody access to everything and give individuals the choice (and responsibility) of what to do with it. It sounds scary, but that's where politeness comes in.
If everybody knows, nobody can use it against you.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
I am a Metallica fan. I probably always will be. I must admit, I was furious when the news broke about Metallica providing 300,000 names of other fans who wanted to share their love for Metallica with others.
Alas, the other side of the story breaks. I'm not as angry as I was before. Lars claims that this action wasn't about money, and I beleive him. He says it's about wanting to control what is his, and here is where we disagree.
I beleive all information should be free. Most/. readers will agree... I mean, it's all about open source right? The whole concept of "intellectual property" befuddles me. The _only_ way to keep information under control, Lars, is to keep it to yourself.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
This is a neat idea, and I'm thinking about impelmenting something similar for my users who aren't able to contact us during business hours.
However, I have personally dealt with other support departments via email and web-based help desks, and it can be tedious if either party lacks experience. If the user can't give a detailed account of the problem, you'll find yourself trying to fish out the true nature of the problem for an extended time, possibly several days. Conversely, if the people on the support end lack experience (ie they don't know how to ask the right questions), the problem is compounded.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. --Ambrose Bierce
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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We've put some antennas on a grain elevator a few months ago. We had to give the company that owned it free access, but it was significantly cheaper than putting it on a big tower.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
I'm starting a business where we'll be running a bunch of PC's networked playing multiplayer LAN games. We plan to follow the guidelines on the games as well. Teens and younger children will be able to play 'M' rated games with parental consent.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
Wrong article :P
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
When people start talking about how everything is information and how the internet makes it possible to get any information at any time, I'm reminded of something Stephenson says in The Diamond Age. I don't have the exact quote, but it amounts to this: In an age where everybody knows everything about everybody else, the only thing left is politeness. He was (likely) talking very personal types of information and the idea of everyboyd living in "glass houses," but I think you can apply this more generally. I think information is information, whether it be the song your band wrote last week, the current state of the stock market, or the fact that your grandmother likes to sunbathe nude. Instead of having the government or police or major corporations say who gets what information, give everybody access to everything and give individuals the choice (and responsibility) of what to do with it. It sounds scary, but that's where politeness comes in.
If everybody knows, nobody can use it against you.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
I am a Metallica fan. I probably always will be. I must admit, I was furious when the news broke about Metallica providing 300,000 names of other fans who wanted to share their love for Metallica with others.
/. readers will agree... I mean, it's all about open source right? The whole concept of "intellectual property" befuddles me. The _only_ way to keep information under control, Lars, is to keep it to yourself.
Alas, the other side of the story breaks. I'm not as angry as I was before. Lars claims that this action wasn't about money, and I beleive him. He says it's about wanting to control what is his, and here is where we disagree.
I beleive all information should be free. Most
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
This is a neat idea, and I'm thinking about impelmenting something similar for my users who aren't able to contact us during business hours.
However, I have personally dealt with other support departments via email and web-based help desks, and it can be tedious if either party lacks experience. If the user can't give a detailed account of the problem, you'll find yourself trying to fish out the true nature of the problem for an extended time, possibly several days. Conversely, if the people on the support end lack experience (ie they don't know how to ask the right questions), the problem is compounded.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
--Ambrose Bierce
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.