Micropayments is the wave of the future and always will be. Why? Too damned difficult to set up and use! The vast, vast majority of web uers hate being nickel-and-dimed, and so won't sign up for this - and most content providers will figure out pretty quickly that it's more trouble and expense than it's worth.
The only paysite method that works is subscriptions. Wall Street Journal and pr0n sites agree on this one. A second method that sometimes works is donations. Thats it!
The fact that most sites aren't worth the bux has nothing to do with the payment method. It's just that most sites aren't worth the bux. Slashdot is worth something, but it's the exception!
Re:I haven't been able to nail it down
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Defining Globalism
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· Score: 2
The media always portrays it as: look at these silly people, they don't understand the benefits of free trade.
And the media are right. Smashing Starbucks windows to protest child labor in Nike factories is moronic on about 100 different levels. If the so-called movement can't even control its lunatic fringe, why should the rest of us take them seriously?
Yes, Apple has this, and it's exceedingly convenient. Generally Apple does a good job accommodating users who cross borders (e.g. Language Kits, built in to the OS).
A funny story: A friend of mine once traveled to the UK with her PowerBook 140 and StyleWriter (a Canon inkjet rebranded by Apple for a while in the early 90s). The former was variable voltage, but the latter was... NOT! When she plugged them both in with plug adapters only, the StyleWriter (or at least the adapter) quickly began to emit thick smoke.
Months later, she took the StyleWriter back to the retailer in the US. She told the guy: "I plugged it in, and it caught fire!" Very baffled and concerned, the store owner replaced it - not, of course, knowing the whole story.
So make sure you have a universal adapter before plugging in your laptop in Europe!
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone?
Long time passing...
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone?
Long time ago...
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone?
Gone to BGP4, everyone.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
"fuck you" to MS/DOJ. Gillmor's piece is pretty good:
"California deserves special credit for its stance. Bill Lockyer, the state attorney general, has emerged as the most important public official in America when it comes to holding back the Microsoft tide."
Reminds me of Einstein's Dreams
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God's Debris
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a wonderful book by Alan Lightman.Strongly recommended for those interested in physics, space-time, and the like. I don't think there is a slashdot book review - maybe I'll write one.
Re:Scott Adams and E-Publishing
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God's Debris
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· Score: 3, Interesting
E-books are impervious to analogy. With most digital products, a pirated copy is worse than the real thing
and ends up being more like free publicity than a threat. For example, an MP3 music file sounds worse than a
CD, and it's less portable, for now. A pirated software game doesn't give you access to technical support. A
pirated Dilbert comic strip isn't as good as a collection of them in a book. And so on. But a pirated e-book is
better than the original e-book because it's identical in function, free and you don't have to give anyone your
personal and financial information.
Agree with him or don't, he makes an interesting point. I tend to be more sympathetic with the fellow who converted it back to plaintext (and really, how hard can that be, given enough geeks wanting to do so? Dmitry did it pretty quickly) but I also see Scott's point.
As for me, I prefer my books in dead tree format. Easier to deal with in every way. Articles online need to be fairly brief or I won't read them - so news is okay, but a book really isn't.
In other news, the hacker web site known as Slashdot was shut down and one of it's members was arrested for an attack on riaa.com. The attack has been described by sources within
Slashdot's membership as the "Slashdot effect."
I bet fewer people click through on this story than on any other today. RIAA web site, yuck.
We should all keep in mind this simple truth: Comdex is dying.
You don't need to be Kreskin to predict Comdex's future. The hand
writing is on the wall: Comdex faces a bleak future. In fact there won't
be any future at all for Comdex because Comdex is dying. Things are
looking very bad for Comdex. As many of us are already aware, Comdex
continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood.
Let's keep to the facts and look at the numbers.
Famed Comdex speaker Spencer F. Katt states that there are 7000 visitors
to Comdex. How many visitors to Networld/Interop are there? Let's see.
The number of Comdex versus Networld/Interop posts on Usenet is roughly
in ratio of 5 to 1. Therefore there are about 7000/5 = 1400
Networld/Interop visitors. LinuxWorld posts on Usenet are about half of the
volume of Networld/Interop posts. Therefore there are about 700 visitors
to LinuxWorld. A recent article put Windows World at about 80 percent of
the trade show market. Therefore there are (7000+1400+700)*4 = 36400
Windows World visitors. This is consistent with the number of Windows World
Usenet posts.
Due to the troubles of Comdex taxi lines, abysmal attendance and so on,
The Interface Group went out of business and was taken over by Softbank
who run other troubled trade shows. Now Softbank is also dead, its
corpse turned over to yet another charnel house.
All major surveys show that Comdex has steadily declined in market
share. Comdex is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very
dim. If Comdex is to survive at all it will be among trade show
hobbyists, dabblers, and dilettantes. Comdex continues to decay. Nothing
short of a miracle could save it at this point in time. For all
practical purposes, Comdex is dead.
Slashdot Mirror
The only paysite method that works is subscriptions. Wall Street Journal and pr0n sites agree on this one. A second method that sometimes works is donations. Thats it!
The fact that most sites aren't worth the bux has nothing to do with the payment method. It's just that most sites aren't worth the bux. Slashdot is worth something, but it's the exception!
And the media are right. Smashing Starbucks windows to protest child labor in Nike factories is moronic on about 100 different levels. If the so-called movement can't even control its lunatic fringe, why should the rest of us take them seriously?
A funny story: A friend of mine once traveled to the UK with her PowerBook 140 and StyleWriter (a Canon inkjet rebranded by Apple for a while in the early 90s). The former was variable voltage, but the latter was ... NOT! When she plugged them both in with plug adapters only, the StyleWriter (or at least the adapter) quickly began to emit thick smoke.
Months later, she took the StyleWriter back to the retailer in the US. She told the guy: "I plugged it in, and it caught fire!" Very baffled and concerned, the store owner replaced it - not, of course, knowing the whole story.
So make sure you have a universal adapter before plugging in your laptop in Europe!
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone? ...
...
Long time passing
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the Unix RIP2 Daemons gone?
Gone to BGP4, everyone.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
News for Nerds == News. 'Nuff said.
In honor of the Leonids, thousands of identical stories - and identical posts!
No, just every few days slashdot reports on it!
A first post lovely as a tree.
A post so delicate and short
Compared with the comments of sllort;
A post that reads slashdot all day,
But has but two brief words to say;
A post that may in BSD
Say "Kreskin you don't have to be;"
A post that in Your Rights Online
Will never stop its endless whine;
My Karma surely will be toast,
But only I can make first post.
upside down.
"California deserves special credit for its stance. Bill Lockyer, the state attorney general, has emerged as the most important public official in America when it comes to holding back the Microsoft tide."
a wonderful book by Alan Lightman. Strongly recommended for those interested in physics, space-time, and the like. I don't think there is a slashdot book review - maybe I'll write one.
E-books are impervious to analogy. With most digital products, a pirated copy is worse than the real thing and ends up being more like free publicity than a threat. For example, an MP3 music file sounds worse than a CD, and it's less portable, for now. A pirated software game doesn't give you access to technical support. A pirated Dilbert comic strip isn't as good as a collection of them in a book. And so on. But a pirated e-book is better than the original e-book because it's identical in function, free and you don't have to give anyone your personal and financial information.
Agree with him or don't, he makes an interesting point. I tend to be more sympathetic with the fellow who converted it back to plaintext (and really, how hard can that be, given enough geeks wanting to do so? Dmitry did it pretty quickly) but I also see Scott's point.
As for me, I prefer my books in dead tree format. Easier to deal with in every way. Articles online need to be fairly brief or I won't read them - so news is okay, but a book really isn't.
That's where the money is!
Seems like there are a lot of stupid people out there - or at least a few for the cnet reporter with an axe to grind
I bet fewer people click through on this story than on any other today. RIAA web site, yuck.
No it's not (see above post)
Is it? Testing
Too few posts, buddy! (74) I probably needed 200 posts to get the Karma bonus. Post early and often!
You don't need to be Kreskin to predict Comdex's future. The hand writing is on the wall: Comdex faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for Comdex because Comdex is dying. Things are looking very bad for Comdex. As many of us are already aware, Comdex continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood.
Let's keep to the facts and look at the numbers.
Famed Comdex speaker Spencer F. Katt states that there are 7000 visitors to Comdex. How many visitors to Networld/Interop are there? Let's see. The number of Comdex versus Networld/Interop posts on Usenet is roughly in ratio of 5 to 1. Therefore there are about 7000/5 = 1400 Networld/Interop visitors. LinuxWorld posts on Usenet are about half of the volume of Networld/Interop posts. Therefore there are about 700 visitors to LinuxWorld. A recent article put Windows World at about 80 percent of the trade show market. Therefore there are (7000+1400+700)*4 = 36400 Windows World visitors. This is consistent with the number of Windows World Usenet posts.
Due to the troubles of Comdex taxi lines, abysmal attendance and so on, The Interface Group went out of business and was taken over by Softbank who run other troubled trade shows. Now Softbank is also dead, its corpse turned over to yet another charnel house.
All major surveys show that Comdex has steadily declined in market share. Comdex is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim. If Comdex is to survive at all it will be among trade show hobbyists, dabblers, and dilettantes. Comdex continues to decay. Nothing short of a miracle could save it at this point in time. For all practical purposes, Comdex is dead.
"You tell me the month, I'll tell you the year"
it's not a bug, it's Your Rights Online!! Be very afraid!
Basic and industrial strength versions!
Anyway, you got first post, right? Isn't that enough?
When quickly channel-surfing, the logos remind you what channel you're watching. This is a plus in my book!
Someone want to post text, pdf, or ... something?!