As a Vonage customer.. I have received numerous notifications (ok, i'm lazy) to activate the E911. Just last week, I got what I perceive as threats from Vonage, claiming that if i DON'T activate my E911 service, they WILL discontinue my service immediately.
I understand their reason for pushing this, but the discontinuation is such a lazy way for them to just say "ok, so when the FCC checks us out, we don't have to worry about that guy because they won't know if he did/didn't sign up for E911".. problem solved, sadly..
This should be totally optional to the customer. If they don't want to set it up.. fine.. that's their problem, not OURS..
Vonage.. your prices are great.. your image as a company not giving into the FCC and protecting your customers.. horrible..
yes, but you're dealing with 2 EXTREMISTS.. both sharing the value of hating jews, change by violence and a very non-democratic form to running their "empire"
.. if this had anything to do with their ongoing investigation with the Red Lake HS school shooting. This is the FBI's first full investigation of a school shooting since it occurred on a Native American Reservation.
For all we know, it could be an excuse for them to justify their "demand"
definitely will have to agree.. i've been a Hold'Emer for a while.. love the game.. but i don't understand why it's become so popular all of a sudden.. i mean.. yes.. it's become part of the pop culture.. but why??
isn't gambling a "bad" thing? oh wait.. right.. i forgot the liberal media is influencing us.. *snicker*
but yeah.. pull that crap off TV.. and watching other people play poker is just plain old BORING!
It's good to hear that Intel won't be including wi-fi capability in its upcoming chipset..
With all the talk about them including DRM in their processors it would have been interesting, and scary as well, to see how it would affect their wi-fi chips (had they continued production)..
Might as well make their job easier (and a deeper stab at privacy) by having it notify them in seconds of any sort of "violations".. *cough cough*
i read a similar article yesterday in Newsday about Tower Records filing for bankruptcy
The article though takes a somewhat different approach stating that competition from Wal-mart and Best Buy and their lower priced CDs is causing Tower's bankruptcy..
If they actually start lowering CD prices to, say, $6 or so for an album.. i'll buy..
Well I called both VZW and ATT.. same bs.. except this time I demanded from ATT that they transfer me to their portability department (which seems to be the only way to get through).. the woman was nice.. told me AGAIN the "systems were down", but told me to call in 2-3 hours and gave me her direct extension..
on a further note, if any ATT (or non-ATT) customers have any portability related questions and cannot get through.. try this number.. 1-800-241-0335 It's the "hidden" portability department number. The queue seems to be pretty fast (barely waited 30 seconds), so give that a shot
oh i'll be putting up an argument for credit..:-) and that's a good question, nonetheless.. but knowing the lawmakers and how new laws are written so sloppy at first, i'm sure they don't include any sort of resolution to that situation
The day after the portability law went into effect, I headed to Verizon to get the new LG VX6000 and to switch over from ATT Wireless to Verizon Wireless.
Verizon seemed to do their part pretty quickly. Activation was quick, I was able to call out in 15 minutes. While I am able to call out on my new phone, I still (and remember, it's been a WEEK) cannot receive phone calls because ATT Wireless is taking their sweet ass time to finish their portion of the porting.
I read the law for the portability, and I expected a major loophole. No timeline or period was stated in the law claiming the maximum amount of time a company is allowed to take with the process. I've called AT&T Wireless a numerous amount of times and they keep telling me the same thing.. "Systems are down". When asked for an explanation, the representative can't even elaborate on the reason because, well honestly, i don't think they have any clue what the hell is going.
I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this (I live in metro New York), but this sure as hell is frustrating. After this post I am planning to call AT&T Wireless, again, and if they dare say "systems are down" I think I'll flip out.. something I rarely do.
So yeah, don't expect everything to work right away, especially with AT&T Wireless.
What's more is that the submarine was much cheaper.. he only got it for 50 grand!
Quote.. "A Submarine. I don't know any models, but I just heard from the place where I can get ammunition for my machine gun -- they're selling off Russian submarines, and apparently they're really cheap. Someone said they were like 50 grand, but I don't know how accurate that is. I'd love it. I reckon I'll get one. It'll probably be a lot of hassle to do it, and you'll probably have to hire like a crew to work it for you. I don't know if you could properly operate it on your own -- maybe you could, I don't know. I don't know anything about submarines. I just know I'd like to have one. It would be wicked for parties, and stuff like that."
Though the article says he was "considering" purchasing it.. he has purchased it..
The article/interview was written sometime in 1999..
Only in this country would you expect to find people sueing a person/company/organization/etc.. for such trivial nonsense.
As I type this post right now, the monitor in my room, my radio, lights, cell phone, speakers are all giving off radiation. Not to mention, objects in my room (i.e. fork) are strengthening these signals.
Radiation is around us.. everywhere.. We can't stop it. The big question on hand is, do we sacrifice technology and all its benefits for the risk of potential radition which may or may not hinder ones health and/or possibly lead to cancer?
Please, out of all those parents sueing.. how many of them smoke, have 5 TV's in their house, drive a car, use a computer, etc.. you get my drift.
I hope there's somebody out there in Illinois who can smack those parents around a bit.. and I think I say this for most of the/.'ers..
this can also coincide with regulations from the FTC (correct me if i'm wrong), limiting 56K modems to actually having a maximum data transfer rate of 53Kbits..
so although Apple mentioned the article may have something to do with politics, i'm pretty sure there are regulations being set as well..
Please don't consider this a flame, JUST because I'm opposing the view of deregulation of the VoIP.. regulation may be a necessity especially in a poverty stricken country like Senegal (with the proper and honest officials, of course)..
Regulating standards, prices, services, etc.. is crucial to build, and sustain, technological services in a third-world country.
Regulation is also important to prevent any companies from monopolizing. It may not be necessarily a problem in the beginning, but nonetheless this is a business ethic which must be regulated.
Before we even consider helping Senegal with their technology, how about we first see if we can establish a trust with Senegal and first help the country out of poverty. What good is wiring up a whole country when the majority of the population is struggling to survive with the basic needs for survival?
I really think it's a great idea and I would definitely give the go ahead, but I honestly, don't see this happening anytime soon.. and feel that we should first concentrate on the basic needs for the people (shelter, food, clothes, medicine) and humanitarian issues first..
and considering the fact that Microsoft practically owns a part of Apple and has MUCH more money than Apple (oh wait.. they're the wealthiest corporation in the world).. we can see where this is pretty much heading..
I'm more upset at the fact that Trent Reznor (Nothing Records licensed under Interscope Records.. licensed under Vivendi/Universal) now has to resort to Windows Movie Maker rather than Final Cut Pro to producing his DVDs:-)
How will this affect the, already determined, radiation levels that the cell phones give off? After all, they are claiming if fuel cell were to be used in a car right now.. if the car were to be in some sort of a devastating accident, the explosion would expand to a distant radius..
First and foremost.. I'm not bashing michael.. but the foreshadowing "With Ford also cancelling their electric vehicle program, looks like hybrids are it for the next few years" is unnecessary.. here's why..
An official letter from GMATV explaining that the charger conversion efforts funded by GM have been terminated due to the CARB decision to standardize on conductive charging. Click on the pages at left to read the letter from GMATV - Torrance Operations.
Ok.. so it's being standardized.. nothing wrong with that.. parallel ports are standardized.. so are serial ports.. it doesn't get simpler than that..
Why is Ford discontinuing TH!NK products? As part of its continuing efforts to develop advanced vehicle technologies, Ford Motor Company has decided to concentrate its resources on the development of hybrid and fuel-cell technology.
Right, no ELECTRICAL cars.. but they will still be concentrating on developing HYBRID and FUEL-CELL cars..
So.. in conclusion.. NO.. the plug is NOT being pulled on Hybrid cars.. from my own personal standpoint.. I believe.. once we full utilize production and strengthen the abilities and features that hybrid cars and fuel cell cars.. we will concentrate on electrical cars..
And by we.. I'm talking about the car manufacturers, of course:-P
so? just cause i don't have a script that spits out a link in a nanosecond based on what they're searching.. i still have all their info.. this is purely coinciding with what the author is specifying.. believe me.. if i could tail -f my logs and quickly throw up a link manually myself in a split of a second.. i guess i'd do that too.. dunno why.. but i'm just backing my argument:-)
2. Google records everything they can: For all searches they record the cookie ID, your Internet IP address, the time and date, your search terms, and your browser configuration. Increasingly, Google is customizing results based on your IP number. This is referred to in the industry as "IP delivery based on geolocation."
Umm.. yeah, dumbass.. I can do the same by accessing my Apache logs and further more have a script that would tell me where in the world you're accessing my page from.. please get a clue.. then complain.. tks
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As a Vonage customer.. I have received numerous notifications (ok, i'm lazy) to activate the E911. Just last week, I got what I perceive as threats from Vonage, claiming that if i DON'T activate my E911 service, they WILL discontinue my service immediately.
I understand their reason for pushing this, but the discontinuation is such a lazy way for them to just say "ok, so when the FCC checks us out, we don't have to worry about that guy because they won't know if he did/didn't sign up for E911".. problem solved, sadly..
This should be totally optional to the customer. If they don't want to set it up.. fine.. that's their problem, not OURS..
Vonage.. your prices are great.. your image as a company not giving into the FCC and protecting your customers.. horrible..
yes, but you're dealing with 2 EXTREMISTS.. both sharing the value of hating jews, change by violence and a very non-democratic form to running their "empire"
.. if this had anything to do with their ongoing investigation with the Red Lake HS school shooting. This is the FBI's first full investigation of a school shooting since it occurred on a Native American Reservation.
For all we know, it could be an excuse for them to justify their "demand"
How many, out of that estimate, pertain to those who still didn't patch up that stupid RPC/DCOM vulnerability for 2000/XP?
definitely will have to agree.. i've been a Hold'Emer for a while.. love the game.. but i don't understand why it's become so popular all of a sudden.. i mean.. yes.. it's become part of the pop culture.. but why??
isn't gambling a "bad" thing? oh wait.. right.. i forgot the liberal media is influencing us.. *snicker*
but yeah.. pull that crap off TV.. and watching other people play poker is just plain old BORING!
It's good to hear that Intel won't be including wi-fi capability in its upcoming chipset..
With all the talk about them including DRM in their processors it would have been interesting, and scary as well, to see how it would affect their wi-fi chips (had they continued production)..
Might as well make their job easier (and a deeper stab at privacy) by having it notify them in seconds of any sort of "violations".. *cough cough*
as to why CEO Darl McBribe (McBride).. obviously is going ahead with his spiteful Unix licensing bullshit..
on top of that though, I was wondering why he was so nervous and dodging questions during the face to face interview with CNet's Dan Farber..
got to hand it to these assholes when it comes to them going by their "any means necessary" strategy to getting the green stuff rolling in..
i read a similar article yesterday in Newsday about Tower Records filing for bankruptcy
The article though takes a somewhat different approach stating that competition from Wal-mart and Best Buy and their lower priced CDs is causing Tower's bankruptcy..
If they actually start lowering CD prices to, say, $6 or so for an album.. i'll buy..
Well I called both VZW and ATT.. same bs.. except this time I demanded from ATT that they transfer me to their portability department (which seems to be the only way to get through).. the woman was nice.. told me AGAIN the "systems were down", but told me to call in 2-3 hours and gave me her direct extension..
on a further note, if any ATT (or non-ATT) customers have any portability related questions and cannot get through.. try this number.. 1-800-241-0335 It's the "hidden" portability department number. The queue seems to be pretty fast (barely waited 30 seconds), so give that a shot
oh i'll be putting up an argument for credit.. :-) and that's a good question, nonetheless.. but knowing the lawmakers and how new laws are written so sloppy at first, i'm sure they don't include any sort of resolution to that situation
.. with AT&T Wireless, at least.
The day after the portability law went into effect, I headed to Verizon to get the new LG VX6000 and to switch over from ATT Wireless to Verizon Wireless.
Verizon seemed to do their part pretty quickly. Activation was quick, I was able to call out in 15 minutes. While I am able to call out on my new phone, I still (and remember, it's been a WEEK) cannot receive phone calls because ATT Wireless is taking their sweet ass time to finish their portion of the porting.
I read the law for the portability, and I expected a major loophole. No timeline or period was stated in the law claiming the maximum amount of time a company is allowed to take with the process. I've called AT&T Wireless a numerous amount of times and they keep telling me the same thing.. "Systems are down". When asked for an explanation, the representative can't even elaborate on the reason because, well honestly, i don't think they have any clue what the hell is going.
I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this (I live in metro New York), but this sure as hell is frustrating. After this post I am planning to call AT&T Wireless, again, and if they dare say "systems are down" I think I'll flip out.. something I rarely do.
So yeah, don't expect everything to work right away, especially with AT&T Wireless.
Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James and many other pseudonyms), purchased a submarine a while ago..
The article can be found here
What's more is that the submarine was much cheaper.. he only got it for 50 grand!
Quote.. "A Submarine. I don't know any models, but I just heard from the place where I can get ammunition for my machine gun -- they're selling off Russian submarines, and apparently they're really cheap. Someone said they were like 50 grand, but I don't know how accurate that is. I'd love it. I reckon I'll get one. It'll probably be a lot of hassle to do it, and you'll probably have to hire like a crew to work it for you. I don't know if you could properly operate it on your own -- maybe you could, I don't know. I don't know anything about submarines. I just know I'd like to have one. It would be wicked for parties, and stuff like that."
Though the article says he was "considering" purchasing it.. he has purchased it..
The article/interview was written sometime in 1999..
Only in this country would you expect to find people sueing a person/company/organization/etc.. for such trivial nonsense.
/.'ers..
As I type this post right now, the monitor in my room, my radio, lights, cell phone, speakers are all giving off radiation. Not to mention, objects in my room (i.e. fork) are strengthening these signals.
Radiation is around us.. everywhere.. We can't stop it. The big question on hand is, do we sacrifice technology and all its benefits for the risk of potential radition which may or may not hinder ones health and/or possibly lead to cancer?
Please, out of all those parents sueing.. how many of them smoke, have 5 TV's in their house, drive a car, use a computer, etc.. you get my drift.
I hope there's somebody out there in Illinois who can smack those parents around a bit.. and I think I say this for most of the
I've already lost 2 Travelstar's and 2 Deskstar's to IBM's poor manufacturing of hard drives..
Let's hope this will change things for the better.. and create, for once, reliability
this can also coincide with regulations from the FTC (correct me if i'm wrong), limiting 56K modems to actually having a maximum data transfer rate of 53Kbits..
so although Apple mentioned the article may have something to do with politics, i'm pretty sure there are regulations being set as well..
Why not refer to this site for more info?
Please don't consider this a flame, JUST because I'm opposing the view of deregulation of the VoIP.. regulation may be a necessity especially in a poverty stricken country like Senegal (with the proper and honest officials, of course)..
Regulating standards, prices, services, etc.. is crucial to build, and sustain, technological services in a third-world country.
Regulation is also important to prevent any companies from monopolizing. It may not be necessarily a problem in the beginning, but nonetheless this is a business ethic which must be regulated.
Before we even consider helping Senegal with their technology, how about we first see if we can establish a trust with Senegal and first help the country out of poverty. What good is wiring up a whole country when the majority of the population is struggling to survive with the basic needs for survival?
I really think it's a great idea and I would definitely give the go ahead, but I honestly, don't see this happening anytime soon.. and feel that we should first concentrate on the basic needs for the people (shelter, food, clothes, medicine) and humanitarian issues first..
and considering the fact that Microsoft practically owns a part of Apple and has MUCH more money than Apple (oh wait.. they're the wealthiest corporation in the world).. we can see where this is pretty much heading..
:-)
I'm more upset at the fact that Trent Reznor (Nothing Records licensed under Interscope Records.. licensed under Vivendi/Universal) now has to resort to Windows Movie Maker rather than Final Cut Pro to producing his DVDs
Read in the WSJ.. that OPEC is worried about oil prices plummetting because of overspeculation of the war and increased oil output..
Not to mention, Venezuelan oil workers are back at work.. so their production will potentially add to the oversupply..
So I'm sure we'll be seeing fuel/oil/gas/heat/etc.. demands go up in no time
How will this affect the, already determined, radiation levels that the cell phones give off? After all, they are claiming if fuel cell were to be used in a car right now.. if the car were to be in some sort of a devastating accident, the explosion would expand to a distant radius..
First and foremost.. I'm not bashing michael.. but the foreshadowing "With Ford also cancelling their electric vehicle program, looks like hybrids are it for the next few years" is unnecessary.. here's why..
:-P
An official letter from GMATV explaining that the charger conversion efforts funded by GM have been terminated due to the CARB decision to standardize on conductive charging. Click on the pages at left to read the letter from GMATV - Torrance Operations.
Ok.. so it's being standardized.. nothing wrong with that.. parallel ports are standardized.. so are serial ports.. it doesn't get simpler than that..
Now, back tracking to the Ford TH!NK article..
General Information
Why is Ford discontinuing TH!NK products?
As part of its continuing efforts to develop advanced vehicle technologies, Ford Motor Company has decided to concentrate its resources on the development of hybrid and fuel-cell technology.
Right, no ELECTRICAL cars.. but they will still be concentrating on developing HYBRID and FUEL-CELL cars..
So.. in conclusion.. NO.. the plug is NOT being pulled on Hybrid cars.. from my own personal standpoint.. I believe.. once we full utilize production and strengthen the abilities and features that hybrid cars and fuel cell cars.. we will concentrate on electrical cars..
And by we.. I'm talking about the car manufacturers, of course
very
so? just cause i don't have a script that spits out a link in a nanosecond based on what they're searching.. i still have all their info.. this is purely coinciding with what the author is specifying.. believe me.. if i could tail -f my logs and quickly throw up a link manually myself in a split of a second.. i guess i'd do that too.. dunno why.. but i'm just backing my argument :-)
2. Google records everything they can:
For all searches they record the cookie ID, your Internet IP address, the time and date, your search terms, and your browser configuration. Increasingly, Google is customizing results based on your IP number. This is referred to in the industry as "IP delivery based on geolocation."
Umm.. yeah, dumbass.. I can do the same by accessing my Apache logs and further more have a script that would tell me where in the world you're accessing my page from.. please get a clue.. then complain.. tks
true, but.. such a young mind.. such a brilliant future.. might as well give it a shot :-)