"Driving is a privilidge, not a right." Only cuz the government says so. But our Western tradition specifically says that our rights are inherent, not granted to us by the government. If the government were to start issuing work licenses, and said working was a privilege, not a right, and you can't work without a license would you go along with it? What about purchasing goods? Or dancing or reading or singing or fishing (oops too late)
This actually has been a good litmus test for me to use. In the long run, any client who isn't able to listen to the options for solving his problem, isn't worth doing business with. Besides the frustration factor, if you are hired to implement bad decisions, inevitably, when things go wrong, you will be tainted with the failure and probably won't be getting any more business with that client. So I would advise to never just say "OK we'll do it THAT way" when you really know it's wrong. Instead, this is your signal to tactfully move on to another client, one whose business you can actually help.
If I wanted to just fulfill someone's expectations in order to collect a paycheck, I'd still have a JOB!
Duh, the people using TiVO have already decided that they are willing to pay the subscription and be dependant on TiVO. This is for people who want a standalone PVR that they can just use, with no monthly fee, and no company-dictated 'product lifespan'. Oh, and use where TiVO isn't available. So comparing this to TiVO is really apples and oranges.
If you can't really use a TiVO without a subscription, all this BS from people saying this build-your-own PVR is no good is just that, total BS, FUD. It makes you wonder if these comments were actually posted BY Tivo.
I would love to purchase or build a PVR. But I have absolutely no interest in adding to my monthly bills. That seems to me the whole point of this discussion, a do-it-yourself PVR that does not leave you dependent on a company. All these comments saying it isnt as good as TiVO are totally off-topic and are just clogging up the discussion.
So if you can't really use a TiVO without a subscription, all this BS from people saying this build-your-own PVR is no good is just that, total BS, FUD. It makes you wonder if these comments were actually posted BY Tivo.
I would love to purchase or build a PVR. But I have absolutely no interest in adding to my monthly bills. That seems to me what the whole point of this discussion. All these comments saying it isnt as good as TiVO are totally off-topic and are just clogging up the discussion.
TiVO works fine without the subscription? Is that true? If true I find it mind-boggling that I've never heard it before in all the slashdot TiVO discussions... I would love to see a n informative post from somebody describing their experience using TiVO w/o subscription...
Forget email! I've started getting answering machine messages left in chinese. I mean almost everyday for the last 2 months, when I get home I find a recorded message on my answering machine in what sounds like chinese. Same message every time. How do I block that?
Do I bill my customers for the time I spend reading slashdot? No. Could reading slashdot be construed as support for sendmail, apache, or any other OSS project? No.
No matter how you slice it, $8000/year to read a mailing list (or slashdot for that matter) sounds like a great job. Forget about ten, I could easily handle 50 jobs like that, if it means I'd make $400000/year!
Hmmm, you are estimating $8000/year cost for someone to stay current by subscribing to and reading a mailing list? Maybe I should be working for your company.
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Your example concerning lyrics is not accurate. I must conclude you did not actually try searching for song lyrics. I do so frequently. Google works great for finding song lyrics, even if you don't know the name of the artist or song. Include the keyword 'lyrics' and several quoted phrases that you know. Be sure to add a + to words like 'the' that google automatically ignores. Chances are, you'll find what you're looking for.
...it can happen to any of us, be vigilant
in your security measures, and try not to
get complacent. While you are happily
downing a brew, someone may be burning the
midnight oil to f*ck you over... and even
if non-destructive, it is non-fun
When I was first the victim of an attack, I felt the same way. I was sure that the unavoidable tracks that are left would enable me to find and punish the culprit.
In reality, however, I was faced with a serious limiting factor: there are only twenty four hours in a day. Perhaps with unlimited time and resources, I could have succeeded. But I was already overworked before the attack.
In the case of a dos attack however, it has to continue in order to work. With realtime monitoring and the cooperation of federal law enforcement, it might be possible to catch someone who didn't know when to quit.
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cuz I'm the BOTH and I get all bounced messages, silly.
"Driving is a privilidge, not a right." Only cuz the government says so. But our Western tradition specifically says that our rights are inherent, not granted to us by the government. If the government were to start issuing work licenses, and said working was a privilege, not a right, and you can't work without a license would you go along with it? What about purchasing goods? Or dancing or reading or singing or fishing (oops too late)
This actually has been a good litmus test for me to use. In the long run, any client who isn't able to listen to the options for solving his problem, isn't worth doing business with. Besides the frustration factor, if you are hired to implement bad decisions, inevitably, when things go wrong, you will be tainted with the failure and probably won't be getting any more business with that client. So I would advise to never just say "OK we'll do it THAT way" when you really know it's wrong. Instead, this is your signal to tactfully move on to another client, one whose business you can actually help.
If I wanted to just fulfill someone's expectations in order to collect a paycheck, I'd still have a JOB!
Duh, the people using TiVO have already decided that they are willing to pay the subscription and be dependant on TiVO. This is for people who want a standalone PVR that they can just use, with no monthly fee, and no company-dictated 'product lifespan'. Oh, and use where TiVO isn't available. So comparing this to TiVO is really apples and oranges.
If you can't really use a TiVO without a subscription, all this BS from people saying this build-your-own PVR is no good is just that, total BS, FUD. It makes you wonder if these comments were actually posted BY Tivo.
I would love to purchase or build a PVR. But I have absolutely no interest in adding to my monthly bills. That seems to me the whole point of this discussion, a do-it-yourself PVR that does not leave you dependent on a company. All these comments saying it isnt as good as TiVO are totally off-topic and are just clogging up the discussion.
So if you can't really use a TiVO without a subscription, all this BS from people saying this build-your-own PVR is no good is just that, total BS, FUD. It makes you wonder if these comments were actually posted BY Tivo.
I would love to purchase or build a PVR. But I have absolutely no interest in adding to my monthly bills. That seems to me what the whole point of this discussion. All these comments saying it isnt as good as TiVO are totally off-topic and are just clogging up the discussion.
TiVO works fine without the subscription?
Is that true? If true I find it mind-boggling that I've never heard it before in all the slashdot TiVO discussions... I would love to see a n informative post from somebody describing their experience using TiVO w/o subscription...
I hope this blantant commercial plug that contains absolutely no information other than advertising gets modded down.
Didn't you read the article? It's under the floor that you put the wiring, ventilation, etc.
Forget email! I've started getting answering machine messages left in chinese. I mean almost everyday for the last 2 months, when I get home I find a recorded message on my answering machine in what sounds like chinese. Same message every time. How do I block that?
Do I bill my customers for the time I spend reading slashdot? No. Could reading slashdot be construed as support for sendmail, apache, or any other OSS project? No.
No matter how you slice it, $8000/year to read a mailing list (or slashdot for that matter) sounds like a great job. Forget about ten, I could easily handle 50 jobs like that, if it means I'd make $400000/year!
Hmmm, you are estimating $8000/year cost for someone to stay current by subscribing to and reading a mailing list? Maybe I should be working for your company.
"An undefined error occurred at an unknown location"
is my personal favorite.
Your example concerning lyrics is not accurate. I must conclude you did not actually try searching for song lyrics. I do so frequently. Google works great for finding song lyrics, even if you don't know the name of the artist or song. Include the keyword 'lyrics' and several quoted phrases that you know. Be sure to add a + to words like 'the' that google automatically ignores. Chances are, you'll find what you're looking for.
...it can happen to any of us, be vigilant in your security measures, and try not to get complacent. While you are happily downing a brew, someone may be burning the midnight oil to f*ck you over... and even if non-destructive, it is non-fun
In reality, however, I was faced with a serious limiting factor: there are only twenty four hours in a day. Perhaps with unlimited time and resources, I could have succeeded. But I was already overworked before the attack.
In the case of a dos attack however, it has to continue in order to work. With realtime monitoring and the cooperation of federal law enforcement, it might be possible to catch someone who didn't know when to quit.