He meant, overlooked or misunderstood by the courts and such, not by those of us who already had a clue about what Verisign was doing. I gotta admit, I had the same initial reaction that you did; it took a second reading - and looking at the post's title - for me to understand what zpengo meant. This would now be a good time to apologize to zpengo.;-)
In Rochester, NY, I-390 runs from I-90 to the city, and I-490 runs around the city.
Um, no.:-) I-390 runs from I-90, north through the west side of the city, then north to Lake Ontario. (Actually, it's been extended south of I-90, all the way to NY 17 - now I-86.) I-490 runs east-west through downtown, and both of its ends are at I-90, southwest and southeast of the city. I'm from there, I should know.:-)
Tf the tens digit is odd, the highway goes into the city. If the tens digit is even, it goes around or through the city.
1) "Choice of area codes": New York City (and just north of it), Long Island, northern New Jersey, San Francisco Bay Area. Granted, Vonage might expand. However, it's of limited use to someone who doesn't live in one of those areas, unless he wants people in that area to be able to call him toll-free.
2) No 911 service. They wouldn't necessarily have to interconnect with local 911. They could just interconnect with (e.g.) the NY State Police 911 center, which would take care of 911 service for NY customers. I guess they can't do that (yet?), though.
Might as well get a cell phone (or phone line) with lots of long-distance minutes. It'll have 911 service, too.
Take a look at question #8, the one that Phoenix_SEC asked about licensing. Phoenix talked about end-user configs "changing constantly," thereby possibly requiring a new license key for Windows XP. I noticed how Doug didn't even answer that part of his question; instead, he changed the subject ever so slightly and talked about developers needing to get paid for their work.
If Doug's gonna evade such an important question as that, I certainly won't be buying Windows XP. Of course, I'd be apt to change my mind if Doug posts a better response, but it's still a question that he could've answered in a much more straightforward manner.
Elected politicians cater to the whims of the people (and the occasional corporation that gives them a truckload of campaign funding) so that they can stay elected and in power. So, as long as the public thinks, "Drugs bad, jail for druggies good," politicians will be unwilling to Do the Right Thing and end the drug nonsense.
What about all those appointed (not elected) bureaucrats, such as those in the DEA? They'd lose their jobs, and they'd have to go on the lecture circuit or work at Seven-Eleven.
We can't forget the thousands and thousands (millions?) of police officers nationwide, either. Since drug-related "crimes" are a big part of the police business, a lot of them would lose their jobs, too.
If the public changes its mind, the politicians will make the right noises. However, the 'crats and the cops will not go quietly.
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He meant, overlooked or misunderstood by the courts and such, not by those of us who already had a clue about what Verisign was doing. I gotta admit, I had the same initial reaction that you did; it took a second reading - and looking at the post's title - for me to understand what zpengo meant. This would now be a good time to apologize to zpengo. ;-)
In Rochester, NY, I-390 runs from I-90 to the city, and I-490 runs around the city.
:-) I-390 runs from I-90, north through the west side of the city, then north to Lake Ontario. (Actually, it's been extended south of I-90, all the way to NY 17 - now I-86.) I-490 runs east-west through downtown, and both of its ends are at I-90, southwest and southeast of the city. I'm from there, I should know. :-)
Um, no.
Tf the tens digit is odd, the highway goes into the city. If the tens digit is even, it goes around or through the city.
1) "Choice of area codes": New York City (and just north of it), Long Island, northern New Jersey, San Francisco Bay Area. Granted, Vonage might expand. However, it's of limited use to someone who doesn't live in one of those areas, unless he wants people in that area to be able to call him toll-free.
2) No 911 service. They wouldn't necessarily have to interconnect with local 911. They could just interconnect with (e.g.) the NY State Police 911 center, which would take care of 911 service for NY customers. I guess they can't do that (yet?), though.
Might as well get a cell phone (or phone line) with lots of long-distance minutes. It'll have 911 service, too.
Take a look at question #8, the one that Phoenix_SEC asked about licensing. Phoenix talked about end-user configs "changing constantly," thereby possibly requiring a new license key for Windows XP. I noticed how Doug didn't even answer that part of his question; instead, he changed the subject ever so slightly and talked about developers needing to get paid for their work. If Doug's gonna evade such an important question as that, I certainly won't be buying Windows XP. Of course, I'd be apt to change my mind if Doug posts a better response, but it's still a question that he could've answered in a much more straightforward manner.
Elected politicians cater to the whims of the people (and the occasional corporation that gives them a truckload of campaign funding) so that they can stay elected and in power. So, as long as the public thinks, "Drugs bad, jail for druggies good," politicians will be unwilling to Do the Right Thing and end the drug nonsense.
What about all those appointed (not elected) bureaucrats, such as those in the DEA? They'd lose their jobs, and they'd have to go on the lecture circuit or work at Seven-Eleven.
We can't forget the thousands and thousands (millions?) of police officers nationwide, either. Since drug-related "crimes" are a big part of the police business, a lot of them would lose their jobs, too.
If the public changes its mind, the politicians will make the right noises. However, the 'crats and the cops will not go quietly.
- Chris