Don't forget malpractice insurance because the first time you make a mistake (and you will), you will be sued into oblivion. Malpractice insurance can run you up to $300,000 per year depending on your specialty.
They still have the IP, nobody took it from them, yadda yadda yadda.
takeverb - to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control
stealverb - to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as an habitual or regular practice
Just because Sendo still have a copy does not mean it was not taken or stoeln. IP is something that can be possessed by more than one party. That does not mean that it cannot be taken or stolen.
Sure, you can get some things from there. It is not perfect by any means, though. I have the PHP4 Professional book, and I found it useful to get going. I don't open it anymore - I just go to the PHP site. However, I never could get myself started from the website alone (mostly a motivation thing, I guess).
Some people prefer the style of books more than just the "definition" style of help files.
Except for the fact that everyone from the lowest troll up to the grand doofus taco himself has already thought of, and rejected, this. It's even in the FAQ, but I'm sure you noticed this. (If you're still to lazy to RTFF, you'll just have to live in suspense.)
It is a weak mind that can't come up with a compromise here. The/. FAQ is concerned about banner ads. The linked website is not serving any ads at all while it is being pummeled by Slashdot. How does that help them?
If you want to cache it, then also include their banner ad code, so they get credit for the impression. You'll actually be helping them by doing this. No one ever seems opposed to using the Google Cache.
They don't care about what they link to. They see the 'slashdot effect' as being 'huh huh cool, we can break the shit out of sites legally and get mentioned in the Jargon File for it'.
It actuall surprises me that with all of the fantastic liberalism around here, there isn't more concern for the websites that Slashdot just smashes into the ground. There is most likely a compromise between smashing them and caching them. They claim that caching them takes away their ad revenue. How many ads do they serve up while their server is down (and that includes their regular visitors who can no longer view the site)? Slashdot needs to become more responsible in this regard.
I'd bet that if you asked the sites, you'd get some that wanted the cache. They're not serving up any ads at all right now, and their regular visitors are being shut out. Sure, it's not a simple issue, but it is one that needs to be addressed a little better than the weak answer in the FAQ.
This page is completely shut down. Slashdot readers don't like it. I'm sure the people whose server is down don't like it. Perhaps, in the next version of Slash, there could be a method of locally caching linked pages. I'm thinking that Slashdot should just mirror a copy of the page and include that link in the story, with an additional link to go to the actual site if the reader chooses. The majority of readers will just read the Slashdot copy, and the server will survive.
As much as it would be a benefit to the Slashdot reader, I think it should be done as a courtesy to the site linked (as well as their hosting provider).
Yes, please Mr. Miyamoto, give me a game with sex and drugs and violence. My pathetic mind can't possibly be interested in fantastic gamplay. I need to see a little breast and some ass in order really like a game. Those boring games like Super Mario World just don't interest me. Couldn't I get to see the Princess' goods? How about throwing in a few pimps and whores? Don't you know that I don't play games for the gameplay?.
I don't like the approach much, as there are lots of ways for a programmer to get around it -- I mean, process name/(application name under Windows) is not some immutable thing, and worst case, the program copies itself to a file of a different name and executes itself.
There's a handy API for controlling IE. It's even very easy to use. Just use that. Looks like a web browser is making the connection.
Surely you're not trying to say that there is only one asshole in every 7 people
Everyone is an asshole in at least one person's mind. Think back - surely there's someone you have had an interaction with that thinks you are an asshole. I'm sure you have a few people you think are assholes. So, everyone is an asshole.
There's a difference between an asshole and a criminal, though.
The problem that I see for you is that you accepted the purchase of XP when you purchased the laptop. You knew what you were getting, and you elected to pay for it. If you felt that the configuration did not match your needs, then why did you make the purchase? Would you buy a set of screwdrivers and then try to return the sizes you don't need? Do not burden the vendor with your own decision to purchase something that did not match your needs. They delivered exactly what they said they would.
There are vendors that will sell a laptop with Linux installed. There are major vendors that will sell you a laptop without an OS. You have to call them and specifically request it - you won't find it on their website.
First of all, if you don't allow your employees to d/l and install garbage software from the net, and don't give them access to tweak and mess with drivers, you usually don't have trouble with 'tech support headaches'.
Unless your fearless leader insisted you use a terrible ERP system like MAS/500 that actually requires all users to have local administrator priveleges! So, my users can screw up their systems all day. I tried to have this little "feature" registered as a bug, but they didn't think it to be a problem.
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Now, I will not lower the tone of the debate by naming names. I will give a few brief profiles and community members will know who I am talking about.
Well, then, you're basically naming names.
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5) We have focus groups. They're called Usenet, web forums, mailing lists, and IRC.
Yeah, you're "focusing" on only the comments of people technically astute enough to use newsgroups and IRC. Those people could use your product to begin with. You need to focus on getting the feedback of people that don't know how to use NNTP and don't know that IRC even exists.
lousy technical support - I have great luck when I call DirecTV.
contracts - I had that with the cable company, how is this any different?
limited deployment with a single dish - You can have the installer install a multiswitch so that you have have as many TVs as you want.
multiple wires bored into your home to support more than one receiver - Well, if you previously had cable, the lines are already running. Open up the cable box on the outside of your house and hook your satellite lines up to those.
unreliable service during even slightly inclement weather - That's what I keep hearing, but I it has only happened twice for a total of less than 10 minutes (I've had it for one year). By contrast, my cable went out with great frequency (once per month).
a retched browsable guide - I use the Tivo on screen guide and I love it.
limited selection of PVRs with native tuner support - The Sony SAT T-60 is pretty nice. I can't complain about it.
I don't do anything to filter out spam. There isn't much spam, though. The only people that actually get spam are those in the IT department who post to newsgroups. I am quite certain that newsgroups are the source of the spam that I get at work. It started within 48 hours of the first time I made the mistake and used my real email address. The problem is that Google archives all of the newsgroup postings, so my email address is forever sitting in an easily harvested place.
Sure, they are slimy, and I hate ads, but these really don't appear to be deceptive any more than any other advertisement.
It's not the text of the advertisement that is deceptive (although they are lying about the "broadcasting" part). It's the presentation. The intent is to deceive the user into believing that their own software (Windows) is telling them that they need this upgrade. Therefore, the user will feel compelled to download it because they are supposed to. The deception is that the user does not perceive it to be an advertisement, but a compulsory upgrade.
From reading their site, it sounds like they are now using XP like product activation. You enter your license key, then it contacts their servers to validate your license.
The only time I get spam is when I make the mistake of putting my real address into an NNTP client and posting to a public group. After that, I'll get spammed until I start using WHOIS to contact the source of the spam.
As much as I think Google Groups is a great resource, I think it has increased the amount of spam I receive. It makes the mistake of using your real address in a newsgroup permanent. Think about it - it's a giant repository of email addresses.
I wish I could convince my Tivo that I don't speak Spanish! About 1/3 of its "automatic" recordings are in Spanish. I have even tried taking the Spanish channels off of the 'Channels You Receive' list and it still seems to record from them.
Slashdot Mirror
Don't forget malpractice insurance because the first time you make a mistake (and you will), you will be sued into oblivion. Malpractice insurance can run you up to $300,000 per year depending on your specialty.
Obviously you've missed all the discussions on slashdot about Napster, open source, piracy, etc.
No, I read them. There are plenty of people who actually believe those arguments.
They still have the IP, nobody took it from them, yadda yadda yadda.
take verb - to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control
steal verb - to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as an habitual or regular practice
Just because Sendo still have a copy does not mean it was not taken or stoeln. IP is something that can be possessed by more than one party. That does not mean that it cannot be taken or stolen.
Definitions taken from Merriam Webster
Sure, you can get some things from there. It is not perfect by any means, though. I have the PHP4 Professional book, and I found it useful to get going. I don't open it anymore - I just go to the PHP site. However, I never could get myself started from the website alone (mostly a motivation thing, I guess).
Some people prefer the style of books more than just the "definition" style of help files.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!! YOU'RE A GENIUS!!!
/. FAQ is concerned about banner ads. The linked website is not serving any ads at all while it is being pummeled by Slashdot. How does that help them?
Except for the fact that everyone from the lowest troll up to the grand doofus taco himself has already thought of, and rejected, this. It's even in the FAQ, but I'm sure you noticed this. (If you're still to lazy to RTFF, you'll just have to live in suspense.)
It is a weak mind that can't come up with a compromise here. The
If you want to cache it, then also include their banner ad code, so they get credit for the impression. You'll actually be helping them by doing this. No one ever seems opposed to using the Google Cache.
You're new here, aren't you?
No
They don't care about what they link to. They see the 'slashdot effect' as being 'huh huh cool, we can break the shit out of sites legally and get mentioned in the Jargon File for it'.
It actuall surprises me that with all of the fantastic liberalism around here, there isn't more concern for the websites that Slashdot just smashes into the ground. There is most likely a compromise between smashing them and caching them. They claim that caching them takes away their ad revenue. How many ads do they serve up while their server is down (and that includes their regular visitors who can no longer view the site)? Slashdot needs to become more responsible in this regard.
I'd bet that if you asked the sites, you'd get some that wanted the cache. They're not serving up any ads at all right now, and their regular visitors are being shut out. Sure, it's not a simple issue, but it is one that needs to be addressed a little better than the weak answer in the FAQ.
This page is completely shut down. Slashdot readers don't like it. I'm sure the people whose server is down don't like it. Perhaps, in the next version of Slash, there could be a method of locally caching linked pages. I'm thinking that Slashdot should just mirror a copy of the page and include that link in the story, with an additional link to go to the actual site if the reader chooses. The majority of readers will just read the Slashdot copy, and the server will survive.
As much as it would be a benefit to the Slashdot reader, I think it should be done as a courtesy to the site linked (as well as their hosting provider).
Yes, please Mr. Miyamoto, give me a game with sex and drugs and violence. My pathetic mind can't possibly be interested in fantastic gamplay. I need to see a little breast and some ass in order really like a game. Those boring games like Super Mario World just don't interest me. Couldn't I get to see the Princess' goods? How about throwing in a few pimps and whores? Don't you know that I don't play games for the gameplay?.
I don't like the approach much, as there are lots of ways for a programmer to get around it -- I mean, process name/(application name under Windows) is not some immutable thing, and worst case, the program copies itself to a file of a different name and executes itself.
There's a handy API for controlling IE. It's even very easy to use. Just use that. Looks like a web browser is making the connection.
Surely you're not trying to say that there is only one asshole in every 7 people
Everyone is an asshole in at least one person's mind. Think back - surely there's someone you have had an interaction with that thinks you are an asshole. I'm sure you have a few people you think are assholes. So, everyone is an asshole.
There's a difference between an asshole and a criminal, though.
The problem that I see for you is that you accepted the purchase of XP when you purchased the laptop. You knew what you were getting, and you elected to pay for it. If you felt that the configuration did not match your needs, then why did you make the purchase? Would you buy a set of screwdrivers and then try to return the sizes you don't need? Do not burden the vendor with your own decision to purchase something that did not match your needs. They delivered exactly what they said they would.
There are vendors that will sell a laptop with Linux installed. There are major vendors that will sell you a laptop without an OS. You have to call them and specifically request it - you won't find it on their website.
would have been 4 sharp, 'cept the cabbie bringing the bride got lost
Cabbie? You tight fisted git!
No kidding! Had a cab pulled up to pick up my wife at our wedding, there would not have been a wedding!
I just want to know that I just finished rubbing off at your site when I saw this comment. Thanks for brightening my day :-)
Thanks - I haven't laughed that much in a while.
First of all, if you don't allow your employees to d/l and install garbage software from the net, and don't give them access to tweak and mess with drivers, you usually don't have trouble with 'tech support headaches'.
Unless your fearless leader insisted you use a terrible ERP system like MAS/500 that actually requires all users to have local administrator priveleges! So, my users can screw up their systems all day. I tried to have this little "feature" registered as a bug, but they didn't think it to be a problem.
Now, I will not lower the tone of the debate by naming names. I will give a few brief profiles and community members will know who I am talking about.
Well, then, you're basically naming names.
5) We have focus groups. They're called Usenet, web forums, mailing lists, and IRC.
Yeah, you're "focusing" on only the comments of people technically astute enough to use newsgroups and IRC. Those people could use your product to begin with. You need to focus on getting the feedback of people that don't know how to use NNTP and don't know that IRC even exists.
lousy technical support - I have great luck when I call DirecTV.
contracts - I had that with the cable company, how is this any different?
limited deployment with a single dish - You can have the installer install a multiswitch so that you have have as many TVs as you want.
multiple wires bored into your home to support more than one receiver - Well, if you previously had cable, the lines are already running. Open up the cable box on the outside of your house and hook your satellite lines up to those.
unreliable service during even slightly inclement weather - That's what I keep hearing, but I it has only happened twice for a total of less than 10 minutes (I've had it for one year). By contrast, my cable went out with great frequency (once per month).
a retched browsable guide - I use the Tivo on screen guide and I love it.
limited selection of PVRs with native tuner support - The Sony SAT T-60 is pretty nice. I can't complain about it.
I don't do anything to filter out spam. There isn't much spam, though. The only people that actually get spam are those in the IT department who post to newsgroups. I am quite certain that newsgroups are the source of the spam that I get at work. It started within 48 hours of the first time I made the mistake and used my real email address. The problem is that Google archives all of the newsgroup postings, so my email address is forever sitting in an easily harvested place.
Apart from ego what incentive does an open source programmer have?
Total World Domination!
Sure, they are slimy, and I hate ads, but these really don't appear to be deceptive any more than any other advertisement.
It's not the text of the advertisement that is deceptive (although they are lying about the "broadcasting" part). It's the presentation. The intent is to deceive the user into believing that their own software (Windows) is telling them that they need this upgrade. Therefore, the user will feel compelled to download it because they are supposed to. The deception is that the user does not perceive it to be an advertisement, but a compulsory upgrade.
From reading their site, it sounds like they are now using XP like product activation. You enter your license key, then it contacts their servers to validate your license.
The only time I get spam is when I make the mistake of putting my real address into an NNTP client and posting to a public group. After that, I'll get spammed until I start using WHOIS to contact the source of the spam.
As much as I think Google Groups is a great resource, I think it has increased the amount of spam I receive. It makes the mistake of using your real address in a newsgroup permanent. Think about it - it's a giant repository of email addresses.
I wish I could convince my Tivo that I don't speak Spanish! About 1/3 of its "automatic" recordings are in Spanish. I have even tried taking the Spanish channels off of the 'Channels You Receive' list and it still seems to record from them.
And if you're a lazy unskilled idealist you could donate
If you're a "lazy unskilled idealist" you probably have no money.