Didn't Mr. Ford and other manufacturers prevent a little known company (Tucker, I think..can't remember) for creating a car that would "revolutionize the industry?" I'm sure US. Conspiracy buffs could better fill in the details.
In anycase, companies are starting to get a little to antsy about protecting their rights without actually looking at the code. I mean isn't that inventing is? Creating a product that is better than the original without infringing upon other peoples ideas? This sounds like a kickass idea but once something comes out that could threaten the marketshare of company, that company releases the lawyers. Perhaps stiffer fines in the US should be imposed if a threatening letter is sent unjustifiably. That would knock the wind out of a lot of these orders. Fight the power Michael!
This seems a little odd but the way I thought of it is this. If I spend years upon years of hard study and research of an ancient language and translate it for everybody to read, then I should hold the copyright to my translation. It is my work after all, and if others wish to make their own translation of it, there is nothing to stop them. Simply simply copying and pasting my texts into a book and then selling it for profit is pirating my research. The scientists who are making all the fuss DID not even ask for permission to use the text. That would tic me off a little bit as well.
Sure it would be. Go into your profile and change the billing address AND the shipping address. Replace your name etc. I'm sure they have more interest in selling continually update(current) records. A marketing company could not afford sending junk mail to an "old" address.
The only way that they could detect this change is if it triggers somekind of alert. (note: Changing ones name to jacka$$ might be a bad idea)
True, but now information about users can be traded at greater ease and less cost. I can setup a website now for 9 bucks a month, require users to login with personal info, provide a very vague privacy statement, contact an advertising/marketing company and work out a contract, and voila...
What I did on Monster.com before I remove my resume was to change ALL my details to be false and crap(no, Monster, I don't do NT consulting..hehe) and then saved it. I also falsified my resume with it namely being two words: Naaaaa Naaaa
If you are concerned about this crappy new policy, just do the same with your info. If they go belly-up, your info will no longer be an "asset".
A.) Its for the Rent
B.) I get my money at work from an ATM that does not accept deposits.
C.)All my paychecks are direct deposited.
D.) All I need the Post Office for is for 1 mailed check. I have NO time during the week to go to the bank (I work until the bank closes) and I need the cash in my account by the end of the week. Thus it takes 1 trip to a mail box to drop in the check and 2 days later I have my money.
=I have no need to go to the bank. Hope this helps.
HAHA. I'm actually in the same boat, different aisle than that guy. I am currently living with my girlfriend and we split all the expenses of the apartment (gas/electric..hehe..4 computers/phone/inet). I like to do all my expenses online using my banks online bill paying services and checking my accounts. My girlfriend sends me a big fat check every month but mailing the damn thing with a.33 cent stamp adds up (I also live 15 miles away from the bank with no car). Since we both have the same bank service I was planning on us both signing up with Paypal and she can just send me the money. HAS anyone had any problems with Paypal and their service? Are they indeed trustworthy?
SnakeStu, that is an incredible idea. I use to be a fairly good graphic artist and created quite a few.3ds files in my time. It took me a lot of time and effort to put that up and reward of people telling me of their "coolness" was good enough for me. Your idea of reward is pretty cool indeed.
One thing though, what stops people from being frauded out of a buck or two? I mean you could pull a Barnum and Balley gallery of freaks on your webpage and charge a buck entrance. On the other side you could just have crappy pictures that you just found on other websites like the National Intruder or such dirt magazines. What is going to stop these type of rogue websites from appearing? You could also bypass any laws by putting a disclaimer right before you Paypal your entrance, by simply saying "No refunds". "O brave new world!" I'd be curious to hear other people's ideas on this, because basically if you got screwed from someone A.) The Law would turn you away and B.) Paypal would probably wash its hands of you!
So do most banks/credit card companies/ and stock traders that have online services. Not one of them has been hit (if memory serves me correct). Most banks are also insured against online fraud so if somebody nails your account you are only responsible for a certain amount of money (Citibank I believe is like $50). If you get hard then THEY have to suck it up and deal, and I don't think that muli-million/billion dollar companies will idley sit by and watch themselves lose money!
Release the hounds (ie. PI's, FBI, MPAA...oops how did that last one sneak in there?)!!!
Right. Ropes and Pulleys for the "Matrix". Simple effects? What about when they are IN the Matrix? Flight scenes? Robot Harvesting scene...Buggin device scene. Uh. I don't think you've seen "the Matrix." And please...the Perfect Storm HAD no plot (seen the film)..ZzzzzzzzZzz. George Clooney couldn't act his way onto Sesame Street.
Good point.
I think they are cheapening the movies themselves. All the CGI and no plot, sometimes just plain eye candy. I mean look at some of the movies that have used them in the past. "The Haunting"=monster in house, people try to stop him. "The Perfect Storm"= People on a fishing boat during a big a$$ storm..they live.
The reason why I loved "the Matrix" was that it both broke the mold of chop shop movies by reinventing the wheel of effects so to speak and it carried out a kickass plot. I think everybody I know, upon viewing this film, fell down the spiritual "rabbit hole" themselves.
I agree, or perhaps the three letter companies start to distribute a copy of a program with a couple of backdoors in place which monitor all strings of "bombs, guns, explosives, Dilber".
I mean sure Open Source helps a tremendous amount, however are you going to debug every StarOffice program that comes along before you install it?
I like his "Dancing Pig" analogy because it fits nicely into this paranoia mentality on the net. My friends are constantly sending me crap (similar to Elf bowling), but I refuse to open it on Windoze98. When they ask why and explain that they have all the Mcafee (C) updates in place, I just say "thats nice" and delete the files anyway. All it takes is some nice little backdoor (a la Netbus) that is programmed NOT to look like a virus...and either A.)Bye Bye data or B.)Little kiddy is watching everything you are doing.
*sigh*
"The fact is that one of your points (not your only point) was
that the lawsuit was ridiculous simply because it dealt with coffee. By taking your words and putting them in a different scenario, it shows the
silliness of that line of reasoning."
No. Not just coffee. See words in bold in my post "ACCIDENT".
I mentioned your obsession with death because your arguments all seemed to construe it someway or the other as pertinent to coffee.
You're obviously trying to get a rise out of me as is obvious from your lack of reading my replies. I'm tired of battling an unarmed man. Thank you. Its been fun.
The FAQ posted by Fireproof actually gave me a clue...going to check out the Control panel for that sucker.
The update actually did not occur UNTIL winbloze98 finished loading. The scary thing as you pointed out is that I NEVER allowed it to install on my system. Problem solved though, just banned update.wildtangent.com until I find out more.
Question: has anyone heard of Wild tangent? My router the other day started connecting to a website "update.wildtangent.com" out of the blue when I launched win98. I found the directory "wt" in windoze and uninstalled it. Funny thing is, I never agreed to install it AND after I did remove it IE slowed down A LOT when changing btw open windows. Just curious, because this seemed to be related to M$.
AHAAHAH! Pot calling the kettle black. Your logic astounds me.
A.) If the coffee is too hot. Don't bathe in it. Warming soup up in a microwave could also cause 3rd degree burns, but I don't sue the microwave company. I'm the idiot responsible for spilling on my own self and will suck it up and deal. I ate a Chili's last weekend...I ordered beef Fahitas that came still cooking in the pan. Oil was splattering everywhere. The waitress cautioned me that it was hot. I therefore did not purposely stick my face into it. IF...If they fell on my hand, why would I sue Chili's? They are providing the food to me. I pay and eat it.
B.) The teddy bear analogy is pointless and comparing Apples and Oranges. Your reasoning skills obviously need work as well so please do not criticize mine. First the baby did not accidently suffocate itself in that case, and thus the parent is liable for murder. This is not even close to spilling hot coffee on your self. If you spill it, it is an ACCIDENT. If you cut yourself with a knife while cooking dinner. It is an ACCIDENT. I don't immediately turn and sue the knife manufacturors for failing to tell me that the knife was sharp. That, I hope you will agree, is simple silly.
C.) You have an obsession with death: "kill a small child with" is very silly and has no place in your argument. Little overdramtic? Oh NO! What about the CHILDREN? Justice was not served.
Manufacturors should not be held liable for stupid things people do. You have heard about the lady that sued a microwave company because she thought she could dry her cat in it? Please.
Uh...Ever hear of a little movie: "Young Frankenstein"? When Igor gets the brain for Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) it turns out to be Abnormal. When Gene Wilder asks Igor whose brain it is Igor says: "Abbynormal". Hence my nickname.
Nope...Beginning of August (first weekend). Funny thing is, my girlfriend got her NJ Titled car and license switched over in a matter of 15 minutes! For a stinking 10 minute computer based test for the Permit I had to wait 2 hours! Not very organized nor efficient down there..
Got in at 9AM to get 1 State ID and 1 Driver's Permit. It took 5 hours at the Tysons Corner DMV!
Talk about Psychological trauma. Anyone care for a class action?
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Didn't Mr. Ford and other manufacturers prevent a little known company (Tucker, I think..can't remember) for creating a car that would "revolutionize the industry?" I'm sure US. Conspiracy buffs could better fill in the details.
In anycase, companies are starting to get a little to antsy about protecting their rights without actually looking at the code. I mean isn't that inventing is? Creating a product that is better than the original without infringing upon other peoples ideas? This sounds like a kickass idea but once something comes out that could threaten the marketshare of company, that company releases the lawyers. Perhaps stiffer fines in the US should be imposed if a threatening letter is sent unjustifiably. That would knock the wind out of a lot of these orders. Fight the power Michael!
This seems a little odd but the way I thought of it is this. If I spend years upon years of hard study and research of an ancient language and translate it for everybody to read, then I should hold the copyright to my translation. It is my work after all, and if others wish to make their own translation of it, there is nothing to stop them. Simply simply copying and pasting my texts into a book and then selling it for profit is pirating my research. The scientists who are making all the fuss DID not even ask for permission to use the text. That would tic me off a little bit as well.
Sure it would be. Go into your profile and change the billing address AND the shipping address. Replace your name etc. I'm sure they have more interest in selling continually update(current) records. A marketing company could not afford sending junk mail to an "old" address.
The only way that they could detect this change is if it triggers somekind of alert. (note: Changing ones name to jacka$$ might be a bad idea)
True, but now information about users can be traded at greater ease and less cost. I can setup a website now for 9 bucks a month, require users to login with personal info, provide a very vague privacy statement, contact an advertising/marketing company and work out a contract, and voila...
Cha ching.
What I did on Monster.com before I remove my resume was to change ALL my details to be false and crap(no, Monster, I don't do NT consulting..hehe) and then saved it. I also falsified my resume with it namely being two words: Naaaaa Naaaa
If you are concerned about this crappy new policy, just do the same with your info. If they go belly-up, your info will no longer be an "asset".
A.) Its for the Rent
B.) I get my money at work from an ATM that does not accept deposits.
C.)All my paychecks are direct deposited.
D.) All I need the Post Office for is for 1 mailed check. I have NO time during the week to go to the bank (I work until the bank closes) and I need the cash in my account by the end of the week. Thus it takes 1 trip to a mail box to drop in the check and 2 days later I have my money.
=I have no need to go to the bank. Hope this helps.
I would recommend switching credit cards then. My Citibank visa guarentees limited liability up to 50 bucks online and physically.
HAHA. I'm actually in the same boat, different aisle than that guy. I am currently living with my girlfriend and we split all the expenses of the apartment (gas/electric..hehe..4 computers/phone/inet). I like to do all my expenses online using my banks online bill paying services and checking my accounts. My girlfriend sends me a big fat check every month but mailing the damn thing with a .33 cent stamp adds up (I also live 15 miles away from the bank with no car). Since we both have the same bank service I was planning on us both signing up with Paypal and she can just send me the money. HAS anyone had any problems with Paypal and their service? Are they indeed trustworthy?
SnakeStu, that is an incredible idea. I use to be a fairly good graphic artist and created quite a few .3ds files in my time. It took me a lot of time and effort to put that up and reward of people telling me of their "coolness" was good enough for me. Your idea of reward is pretty cool indeed.
One thing though, what stops people from being frauded out of a buck or two? I mean you could pull a Barnum and Balley gallery of freaks on your webpage and charge a buck entrance. On the other side you could just have crappy pictures that you just found on other websites like the National Intruder or such dirt magazines. What is going to stop these type of rogue websites from appearing? You could also bypass any laws by putting a disclaimer right before you Paypal your entrance, by simply saying "No refunds". "O brave new world!" I'd be curious to hear other people's ideas on this, because basically if you got screwed from someone A.) The Law would turn you away and B.) Paypal would probably wash its hands of you!
So do most banks/credit card companies/ and stock traders that have online services. Not one of them has been hit (if memory serves me correct). Most banks are also insured against online fraud so if somebody nails your account you are only responsible for a certain amount of money (Citibank I believe is like $50). If you get hard then THEY have to suck it up and deal, and I don't think that muli-million/billion dollar companies will idley sit by and watch themselves lose money!
Release the hounds (ie. PI's, FBI, MPAA...oops how did that last one sneak in there?)!!!
Right. Ropes and Pulleys for the "Matrix". Simple effects? What about when they are IN the Matrix? Flight scenes? Robot Harvesting scene...Buggin device scene. Uh. I don't think you've seen "the Matrix." And please...the Perfect Storm HAD no plot (seen the film)..ZzzzzzzzZzz. George Clooney couldn't act his way onto Sesame Street.
that my company is going to have their print queue occupied for the next couple of hours.
Yes...and he's rewarded a 4 Insightful for his "hard" effort at fabrication of a story. The old saying "if the world were fair, we'd all be dead".
Good point.
I think they are cheapening the movies themselves. All the CGI and no plot, sometimes just plain eye candy. I mean look at some of the movies that have used them in the past. "The Haunting"=monster in house, people try to stop him. "The Perfect Storm"= People on a fishing boat during a big a$$ storm..they live.
The reason why I loved "the Matrix" was that it both broke the mold of chop shop movies by reinventing the wheel of effects so to speak and it carried out a kickass plot. I think everybody I know, upon viewing this film, fell down the spiritual "rabbit hole" themselves.
let this be a lesson to you! Next time when checking for valid information...USE THE FORCE!
live in constant fear. Yeah! The Yin and Yang of the Internet: Freedom(good) Vs. Fear of Security (bad). Just IMHO.
I agree, or perhaps the three letter companies start to distribute a copy of a program with a couple of backdoors in place which monitor all strings of "bombs, guns, explosives, Dilber".
I mean sure Open Source helps a tremendous amount, however are you going to debug every StarOffice program that comes along before you install it?
I like his "Dancing Pig" analogy because it fits nicely into this paranoia mentality on the net. My friends are constantly sending me crap (similar to Elf bowling), but I refuse to open it on Windoze98. When they ask why and explain that they have all the Mcafee (C) updates in place, I just say "thats nice" and delete the files anyway. All it takes is some nice little backdoor (a la Netbus) that is programmed NOT to look like a virus...and either A.)Bye Bye data or B.)Little kiddy is watching everything you are doing.
**shudder**
*sigh*
"The fact is that one of your points (not your only point) was that the lawsuit was ridiculous simply because it dealt with coffee. By taking your words and putting them in a different scenario, it shows the silliness of that line of reasoning."
No. Not just coffee. See words in bold in my post "ACCIDENT".
I mentioned your obsession with death because your arguments all seemed to construe it someway or the other as pertinent to coffee.
You're obviously trying to get a rise out of me as is obvious from your lack of reading my replies. I'm tired of battling an unarmed man. Thank you. Its been fun.
The FAQ posted by Fireproof actually gave me a clue...going to check out the Control panel for that sucker.
The update actually did not occur UNTIL winbloze98 finished loading. The scary thing as you pointed out is that I NEVER allowed it to install on my system. Problem solved though, just banned update.wildtangent.com until I find out more.
Question: has anyone heard of Wild tangent? My router the other day started connecting to a website "update.wildtangent.com" out of the blue when I launched win98. I found the directory "wt" in windoze and uninstalled it. Funny thing is, I never agreed to install it AND after I did remove it IE slowed down A LOT when changing btw open windows. Just curious, because this seemed to be related to M$.
AHAAHAH! Pot calling the kettle black. Your logic astounds me.
A.) If the coffee is too hot. Don't bathe in it. Warming soup up in a microwave could also cause 3rd degree burns, but I don't sue the microwave company. I'm the idiot responsible for spilling on my own self and will suck it up and deal. I ate a Chili's last weekend...I ordered beef Fahitas that came still cooking in the pan. Oil was splattering everywhere. The waitress cautioned me that it was hot. I therefore did not purposely stick my face into it. IF...If they fell on my hand, why would I sue Chili's? They are providing the food to me. I pay and eat it.
B.) The teddy bear analogy is pointless and comparing Apples and Oranges. Your reasoning skills obviously need work as well so please do not criticize mine. First the baby did not accidently suffocate itself in that case, and thus the parent is liable for murder. This is not even close to spilling hot coffee on your self. If you spill it, it is an ACCIDENT. If you cut yourself with a knife while cooking dinner. It is an ACCIDENT. I don't immediately turn and sue the knife manufacturors for failing to tell me that the knife was sharp. That, I hope you will agree, is simple silly.
C.) You have an obsession with death: "kill a small child with" is very silly and has no place in your argument. Little overdramtic? Oh NO! What about the CHILDREN? Justice was not served.
Manufacturors should not be held liable for stupid things people do. You have heard about the lady that sued a microwave company because she thought she could dry her cat in it? Please.
Uh...Ever hear of a little movie: "Young Frankenstein"? When Igor gets the brain for Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) it turns out to be Abnormal. When Gene Wilder asks Igor whose brain it is Igor says: "Abbynormal". Hence my nickname.
Now THAT would rock! I would love to be a defendant in court with that!
MPAA Lawyer: "Behold your Honor:" as he points to my naked butt "Exhibit A..the defendants illegal left butt cheek"
Nope...Beginning of August (first weekend). Funny thing is, my girlfriend got her NJ Titled car and license switched over in a matter of 15 minutes! For a stinking 10 minute computer based test for the Permit I had to wait 2 hours! Not very organized nor efficient down there..
Got in at 9AM to get 1 State ID and 1 Driver's Permit. It took 5 hours at the Tysons Corner DMV! Talk about Psychological trauma. Anyone care for a class action?