What I like? Photoshop and (no flaming please) Microsoft Office running side-by-side with vim and gcc. Also, I am a long-time Mac User.
I think I have no real favorite OS X tool (as in geektool), as all my favorite tools are just as available on Linux or BSD. Which is something I really like.
I must admit I was did not make clear that by "cop" I mean "proper authorities", whoever that may be in your jurisdiction. I have made such a report on suspected trading in chatrooms (in Germany) via a state police website. It was followed up by very knowledgeable people.
But you are positively right that the local cops will have zero clue.
Technical issues aside, there can only be one advice: If confronted with any kind of child pornography, or even being offered such - inform the cops. This kind of stuff is illegal in almost any jurisdiction worldwide, and it is immoral by all but the sickest standards. There is also no argument that children are exploitet for this, and suffering from it. Chase spammers for fun all day, more power to you! But do not collect evidence on child porn, leave that to professionals. And again, in most jurisdictions, law enforcement _will_ act on your tip.
All I can say that the LCD of a friend's Dell Notebook went fishy about 18 months after he bought it. Which made me decide to get Apple Care. I did not use it up to now, but I feel somewhat more secure, as it is costly to replace a high-end LCD.
I am just a stoopid foreigner to the US legal system, but it seems to me that many lawsuits only brought to court in the US because the lawyers are able to enrich themselves massively.
Excuse me while I rant: First what? First of all I agree with the parent post (i.e. "my ass"), and with the replies (e.g. hijacking servers is not a right, for crying out loud). Also, cleverly disguising your message to pass my filters surely shows the intention of the sender. But my real point is: The US constitution does not apply where I live in the first place, and it probably does not apply in the places a lot of spam is sent from.
So please join me in my venting, and let me recite loud: "First Amendment rights MY ASS!... screw the bogus legal pretext and lets get on with some gruesome public executions.
Alex (who would like to be "Vlad the Spammer Impaler")
As most readers on/. know: "Microsoft subsequently lowered its pricing... to $23.7 million... The discounts were for naught. On May 28, the [Munich, Germany] city council approved a more expensive proposal -- $35.7 million -- from German Linux distributor SuSE and IBM." (USA Today)
In a case like this, the same people who just made the point about Microsoft being so costly to the taxpayer would have to explain why they support the more costly bid. OSS lobbyinst should focus on technological benefits and lifetime cost, not on "how much do we pay MS?".
As another reply to this post has pointed out, there are loopholes in the Bill. But all in all, I agree that eMail from companies I do business with is no big problem. Running my own server I can use "disposable addresses", which would tell me exactly who has proliferated it. And it has happened in just a single case (where I might have been tricked into not unchecking that "share email" box). Also, all of the "legitimate bulk eMailer" have honored remove requests. IF "has done business with" is propperly defined, I have no problem with this. But this is also the reason why businesses should have an interest in cracking down on spammers, because "eMail marketing" already has a bad name to it in general.
Alex
Re:I thought the idea was to rid ourselves of spam
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As much as I hate spam, I disagree. The article shows various interesting things, one of them being that spammers are hated like beelzebub himself. If that does not prevent one from starting it, what does? I must admit I was tempted about the idea of "taking revenge" on a spammer, but no. Stop spamming and repent, that is good enough for me.
Alex
P.S.: Then again... he raked in $4.000/mo. Maybe he should donate some of that money to spamhaus.org
Well, all I can say is that each and every piece of eMail I received from the telefonica.es (Spain) and telekom.gov.tr (Turkey) was spam, and neither company has reacted in any noticeable way to my complaints. Or more, and I seriously will block those ISPs. In the case of the Turkish Telekom it is even easier, because the spammer uses a static IP. Still, the ISP does not seem to bother too much. Collateral damage? Maybe. But after my first day receiving over 100 pieces of spam in a single day, I am fed up with the crap.
1) passenger forgots a cell phone (on) in checked luggage 2) cell phone interferes with fire sensors in storage bay 3) pilot sees fire warning, activates extinguishers - effectively soaking all baggage in that compartment 4) By now the pilot realizes that this probably was a false alarm, but regulations will force him to get the plane to the ground anyways. 5) Passengers receive wet clothes in a place that probably was not their intended destination
(I think this actually happened, but the original article is long gone)
Given the actual marketshare of Apple, the current rise in high-profile Mac bashing (see Bill Gates CES keynote) make me think. What is this? Mere mockery? But why, if the Mac is defeated as so many claim. Or is it fear?
Untill I recalled this email "Thanks for subscribing to the SuperPorn eMail Newsletter. To confirm blah blah blah". This clearly was Spam disguised as a confirmation eMail. My tip (and what I and a lot of people do) is to log the IP of the inital submitter. I want to know more about this specific case until I cry "idiot judges". It could have been someone sending spam disguised as confirmations.
Just a thought -- Alex
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"I don't work for Apple and I was a Linux guy until I purchased an Apple.
With linux, my digital camera would be...like... beep boop beep.
My name is grammar nazi and I correct people's grammar."
Wonderful! Did Apple already cast you for a switch ad?
Count me in, and read what the spammers have to say about this:
These days, [the response rate is] about one-quarter of 1 percent. "But you figure it out," said Ralsky. "When you're sending out 250 million e-mails, even a blind squirrel will find a nut."
Let me spell that again for you: Point-Two-Five Percent, not even three people in a thousand. And falling, I presume. Their strategy is clear: Spam more, much more.
Pardon me while I rant: DIE SPAMMER, DIE! A HORRIBLE AND PAINFUL DEATH!
What I know about this, is that when the Transrapid was planned and designed (in the 60ies), people could not envision rail-based cars to achieve such speeds.
To me, the Transrapid is the Concorde of trains: Nice, yeah, but nowadays, who needs it?
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I use OS X everyday, for example.
What I like? Photoshop and (no flaming please) Microsoft Office running side-by-side with vim and gcc. Also, I am a long-time Mac User.
I think I have no real favorite OS X tool (as in geektool), as all my favorite tools are just as available on Linux or BSD. Which is something I really like.
Just my 0.02
Alex
I must admit I was did not make clear that by "cop" I mean "proper authorities", whoever that may be in your jurisdiction. I have made such a report on suspected trading in chatrooms (in Germany) via a state police website. It was followed up by very knowledgeable people.
But you are positively right that the local cops will have zero clue.
Alex
Technical issues aside, there can only be one advice: If confronted with any kind of child pornography, or even being offered such - inform the cops.
This kind of stuff is illegal in almost any jurisdiction worldwide, and it is immoral by all but the sickest standards. There is also no argument that children are exploitet for this, and suffering from it.
Chase spammers for fun all day, more power to you! But do not collect evidence on child porn, leave that to professionals.
And again, in most jurisdictions, law enforcement _will_ act on your tip.
Alex
What more can you say? Oh...
SCO, in United Amerika, IBM sues YOU!
But that's just a bad one. However, hopefully SCO goes down the drain.
All I can say that the LCD of a friend's Dell Notebook went fishy about 18 months after he bought it.
Which made me decide to get Apple Care. I did not use it up to now, but I feel somewhat more secure, as it is costly to replace a high-end LCD.
Alex
I am just a stoopid foreigner to the US legal system, but it seems to me that many lawsuits only brought to court in the US because the lawyers are able to enrich themselves massively.
Just my two cents (in foreign currency)
Alex
Excuse me while I rant: First what?
... screw the bogus legal pretext and lets get on with some gruesome public executions.
First of all I agree with the parent post (i.e. "my ass"), and with the replies (e.g. hijacking servers is not a right, for crying out loud). Also, cleverly disguising your message to pass my filters surely shows the intention of the sender.
But my real point is: The US constitution does not apply where I live in the first place, and it probably does not apply in the places a lot of spam is sent from.
So please join me in my venting, and let me recite loud:
"First Amendment rights MY ASS!
Alex (who would like to be "Vlad the Spammer Impaler")
As most readers on /. know: ... to $23.7 million... The discounts were for naught.
"Microsoft subsequently lowered its pricing
On May 28, the [Munich, Germany] city council approved a more expensive proposal -- $35.7 million -- from German Linux distributor SuSE and IBM."
(USA Today)
In a case like this, the same people who just made the point about Microsoft being so costly to the taxpayer would have to explain why they support the more costly bid.
OSS lobbyinst should focus on technological benefits and lifetime cost, not on "how much do we pay MS?".
Just my 0.02
Alex
PROVE that I opted in. SHOW ME that I opted in and you *verified* my opt-in.
Lying ass spammers.
Music in my ears... Lying ass spammers.!
They are...
Alex
"Napster's founder Shawn Fanning is back with the company as a consultant after Roxio hired him earlier this month."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2795967.stm
As another reply to this post has pointed out, there are loopholes in the Bill. But all in all, I agree that eMail from companies I do business with is no big problem.
Running my own server I can use "disposable addresses", which would tell me exactly who has proliferated it. And it has happened in just a single case (where I might have been tricked into not unchecking that "share email" box).
Also, all of the "legitimate bulk eMailer" have honored remove requests.
IF "has done business with" is propperly defined, I have no problem with this. But this is also the reason why businesses should have an interest in cracking down on spammers, because "eMail marketing" already has a bad name to it in general.
Alex
As much as I hate spam, I disagree.
The article shows various interesting things, one of them being that spammers are hated like beelzebub himself. If that does not prevent one from starting it, what does?
I must admit I was tempted about the idea of "taking revenge" on a spammer, but no. Stop spamming and repent, that is good enough for me.
Alex
P.S.: Then again... he raked in $4.000/mo. Maybe he should donate some of that money to spamhaus.org
Well, all I can say is that each and every piece of eMail I received from the telefonica.es (Spain) and telekom.gov.tr (Turkey) was spam, and neither company has reacted in any noticeable way to my complaints. Or more, and I seriously will block those ISPs. In the case of the Turkish Telekom it is even easier, because the spammer uses a static IP. Still, the ISP does not seem to bother too much.
Collateral damage? Maybe. But after my first day receiving over 100 pieces of spam in a single day, I am fed up with the crap.
Alex
... the voight-kampf test?
Also, Môtorolá surely is as french as they get...
Anyway, GSM is a great network, and it also prevails in the region already. It is sad to see people wanting CDMA for weird political reasons.
Alex
Both comments well done!
The original for, duh, originality and the reply for fine-tuning it.
Wonderful, I am still lauging... "My name is Al Gore..."
My name is Alex, and I am a switcher since 1984
I can only agree to this. They are doing a great job to keep both inboxes and their hosts spam and spammer free.
Alex
Why electronic devices are hazards, an example:
1) passenger forgots a cell phone (on) in checked luggage
2) cell phone interferes with fire sensors in storage bay
3) pilot sees fire warning, activates extinguishers - effectively soaking all baggage in that compartment
4) By now the pilot realizes that this probably was a false alarm, but regulations will force him to get the plane to the ground anyways.
5) Passengers receive wet clothes in a place that probably was not their intended destination
(I think this actually happened, but the original article is long gone)
Given the actual marketshare of Apple, the current rise in high-profile Mac bashing (see Bill Gates CES keynote) make me think. What is this? Mere mockery? But why, if the Mac is defeated as so many claim. Or is it fear?
Whatever, Windows is not for me.
Alex
Spinning Beach Ball of death can stay there for QUITE a while with MSIE... seems much better with Safari.
I am a German Geek, and thought this was crazy...
Untill I recalled this email "Thanks for subscribing to the SuperPorn eMail Newsletter. To confirm blah blah blah". This clearly was Spam disguised as a confirmation eMail. My tip (and what I and a lot of people do) is to log the IP of the inital submitter. I want to know more about this specific case until I cry "idiot judges". It could have been someone sending spam disguised as confirmations.
Just a thought -- Alex
"I don't work for Apple and I was a Linux guy until I purchased an Apple. With linux, my digital camera would be ...like... beep boop beep.
My name is grammar nazi and I correct people's grammar."
Wonderful! Did Apple already cast you for a switch ad?
Alex
Actually, if I whistle I pass out payment notices to the people I pass by.
Alex
I really, really wish you were right.
Count me in, and read what the spammers have to say about this:
These days, [the response rate is] about one-quarter of 1 percent. "But you figure it out," said Ralsky. "When you're sending out 250 million e-mails, even a blind squirrel will find a nut."
Let me spell that again for you: Point-Two-Five Percent, not even three people in a thousand. And falling, I presume. Their strategy is clear: Spam more, much more.
Pardon me while I rant: DIE SPAMMER, DIE! A HORRIBLE AND PAINFUL DEATH!
Thank you.
Alex
What I know about this, is that when the Transrapid was planned and designed (in the 60ies), people could not envision rail-based cars to achieve such speeds.
To me, the Transrapid is the Concorde of trains: Nice, yeah, but nowadays, who needs it?
Alex