well, they seem to like redundant repetition. Cnet Networks on cnet.com.com: it makes sense. (Too bad they can't get c.net - one letter domain names are reserved per some Postel RFC I haven't read in years.)
If you are a crazy yapping bastard, and I admit to being one (while driving a car with a stick shift), it damn well helps to have actual buttons to push when making calls, checking voicemail, etc. That voice recognition shit don't do shit for shit. Give me buttons and I'll use them.
And don't tell me not to check my voicemail while I'm stuck in freeway traffic! Or to be more clear: tell me if you like, but I will ignore you.
Why don't they just become a nonprofit, public benefit corporation? I presume there is an equivalent to 501(c)3 over there in France, and then users could contribute in good conscience (why give money to a for-profit company?!).
Huh? Vivendi owns Blizzard. So they are ultimately pulling the strings here. It is wholly appropriate to mention the parent company on sites owned by VA Software.
I have the R1 dvd and it does NOT have this feature - it's moronic really that it doesn't - but of course you can always watch the scenes in reverse order by hand.
No, my point is that people won't bother. It's not so much ability as willingness to pay (and waste the time on it). Why upgrade when the current service works just fine? Faced with millions of angry constituents who don't want to spend $100s on an adapter that brings them no value whatsoever, I bet our Representatives might just do some Representing for once.
just put it in your journal and your signature and enable comments. then people will discuss all they want. if the Editors don't want to discuss, fuck 'em! It works for FortKnox, sllort, and many other prolific commentators here on slashdot.
2006 is four years away. Do they really think they will get everyone who has a tv set to switch in four short years, when pretty much nobody has thus far? If the analog channels are turned off on schedule, I will eat my hat with lox and cream cheese.
No, I would argue that we are agnostic about copyright (nobody is suggesting that it be abolished), but we are firmly pro-liberty when it comes to computing.
Well, actually that is precisely what we should do. $rtbl would be a suitable treatment for DiFi, Hollings, et al., but in lieu of that we'll just need to vote them out.
in my journal, in my signature below. Sent to sponsor Feinstein (and note her incorrect reply).
If I were in the face of a pol on this issue, I would argue as follows:
1. You will infuriate your constituents who have become accustomed to controlling their own music, movies, and PCs (and they will vote against you)
2. You will destroy large numbers of job-creating businesses that work with free and open-source software (and people connected with same will vote against you)
3. You will destroy our liberty, and this is ipso facto a bad thing (and people will vote against you to preserve said liberty)
In related thoughts: I think the folks we should learn from are the pro-choice and gun lobbies. They're not pro-abortion, they're abortion rights advocates; they're not pro-gun, they are defending the right to keep and bear arms. Cast the debate in terms of rights, and then turn out the protesters, and you'll have a lot of success - in liberal and conservative states alike.
And, EFF et al.: it's time to broaden the coalition radically. Send that alarmist direct mail! It works. "Hollywood wants to take away YOUR PC!" Buy mailing lists from right-wing and left-wing groups alike - guns, smokers, abortion, gay rights, you name it. Everyone who sends $ to a group wanting to defend its rights should get an angry, alarmist EFF mailer - that will get the members and the cash necessary for the full-court press we will need to KILL HOLLYWOOD'S BILLS DEAD. Fight fire with fire.
Those of you who have been to Japan or Japanese neighborhoods in the US will be familiar with the "karaoke box" type bar, where the user rents a room and sings with 10-20 of his closest friends.
Now many of these places offer bottled beer because there isn't a good way to offer draft beer when you don't have a bartender in the room. And putting a tap in the room would be an invitation to massive floods when a drunken salaryman (or woman) accidentally forgets that he needs a glass for all that beer he's drinking.
But with this solution, problem solved! The manager simply looks at the beer status display, and when enough glasses show up as empty on the display, he sends a waiter back to the room with freshly poured Super Dry. Happy customers, more revenue, perfect!
it's probably way cheap. the technology is like that used in sensormatic - probably well under $1 per unit, even at release. i bet they throw in 1000 glasses with your order of the base station (where the margin is).
if the bartender isn't paying attention this could be a big timesaver. remember who buys this: not the bartender, who wants to schmooze the pretty women and get tips, but the owner, who wants to sell more beer.
I don't know shit about Mozilla, but when I installed it today, it placed a "/." in the toolbar instead of the bookmark icon for slashdot. not sure if that's an easter egg, or a website initiated mod, but I like it regardless.
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You can get them in credit card form. The fob is a bad idea because it gets smashed by keys.
well, they seem to like redundant repetition. Cnet Networks on cnet.com.com: it makes sense. (Too bad they can't get c.net - one letter domain names are reserved per some Postel RFC I haven't read in years.)
Of course!
And don't tell me not to check my voicemail while I'm stuck in freeway traffic! Or to be more clear: tell me if you like, but I will ignore you.
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Why don't they just become a nonprofit, public benefit corporation? I presume there is an equivalent to 501(c)3 over there in France, and then users could contribute in good conscience (why give money to a for-profit company?!).
I just switched to moz and love love love it for this reason (and it's FAST on my os 9 mac, which NS4.7 was NOT). switch and be happy!
Huh? Vivendi owns Blizzard. So they are ultimately pulling the strings here. It is wholly appropriate to mention the parent company on sites owned by VA Software.
I have the R1 dvd and it does NOT have this feature - it's moronic really that it doesn't - but of course you can always watch the scenes in reverse order by hand.
Goddammit YES. This is the one feature I REALLY want. I FUCKING HATE html mail and would like to kill it dead.
They are saving capital, silly!
I know I won't bother. Will you?
just put it in your journal and your signature and enable comments. then people will discuss all they want. if the Editors don't want to discuss, fuck 'em! It works for FortKnox, sllort, and many other prolific commentators here on slashdot.
2006 is four years away. Do they really think they will get everyone who has a tv set to switch in four short years, when pretty much nobody has thus far? If the analog channels are turned off on schedule, I will eat my hat with lox and cream cheese.
No, I would argue that we are agnostic about copyright (nobody is suggesting that it be abolished), but we are firmly pro-liberty when it comes to computing.
That is one VERY NARROW exception. Not everyone considers cable television to be all possible forms of entertainment!
Seriously. If it worked for the steel (steal?) industry and their moronic tariff, it can work for us.
Hey Editors: get ccfpark to write a Feature about his/her experience. Might be interesting and informative!
Well, actually that is precisely what we should do. $rtbl would be a suitable treatment for DiFi, Hollings, et al., but in lieu of that we'll just need to vote them out.
If I were in the face of a pol on this issue, I would argue as follows:
1. You will infuriate your constituents who have become accustomed to controlling their own music, movies, and PCs (and they will vote against you)
2. You will destroy large numbers of job-creating businesses that work with free and open-source software (and people connected with same will vote against you)
3. You will destroy our liberty, and this is ipso facto a bad thing (and people will vote against you to preserve said liberty)
In related thoughts: I think the folks we should learn from are the pro-choice and gun lobbies. They're not pro-abortion, they're abortion rights advocates; they're not pro-gun, they are defending the right to keep and bear arms. Cast the debate in terms of rights, and then turn out the protesters, and you'll have a lot of success - in liberal and conservative states alike.
And, EFF et al.: it's time to broaden the coalition radically. Send that alarmist direct mail! It works. "Hollywood wants to take away YOUR PC!" Buy mailing lists from right-wing and left-wing groups alike - guns, smokers, abortion, gay rights, you name it. Everyone who sends $ to a group wanting to defend its rights should get an angry, alarmist EFF mailer - that will get the members and the cash necessary for the full-court press we will need to KILL HOLLYWOOD'S BILLS DEAD. Fight fire with fire.
Now many of these places offer bottled beer because there isn't a good way to offer draft beer when you don't have a bartender in the room. And putting a tap in the room would be an invitation to massive floods when a drunken salaryman (or woman) accidentally forgets that he needs a glass for all that beer he's drinking.
But with this solution, problem solved! The manager simply looks at the beer status display, and when enough glasses show up as empty on the display, he sends a waiter back to the room with freshly poured Super Dry. Happy customers, more revenue, perfect!
it's probably way cheap. the technology is like that used in sensormatic - probably well under $1 per unit, even at release. i bet they throw in 1000 glasses with your order of the base station (where the margin is).
if the bartender isn't paying attention this could be a big timesaver. remember who buys this: not the bartender, who wants to schmooze the pretty women and get tips, but the owner, who wants to sell more beer.
I don't know shit about Mozilla, but when I installed it today, it placed a "/." in the toolbar instead of the bookmark icon for slashdot. not sure if that's an easter egg, or a website initiated mod, but I like it regardless.
Make sure you don't include your slashdot id or the email address associated with it on your resume.