But what is there left to sell? The fad has since died down. It's not worth much to sell. Why not just ride it until the ad revenue drops past the cost to host the site (if there's any ad revenue at all)? I doubt that anybody would pay them more that they could earn in revenue for that site.
What, should they open source? Those few CGI scripts. You can get the same ones (albeit without any security) at Matt's Script Archive. This is not an article about good software. It's an article about a great idea.
A single P3 faster than quad sun anything? Can we say misconfiguration. I can make my Corvette go slower than my Chevette, too, if I put a Chevette carbureator in the 'Vette. What they should've learned is they don't know how to configure a Sun server.
That's not true. They're currently holding two of my domains. They say that I'm the last person to register them, nobody else has registered them, yet I can't register the domain names again through any other registrar.
And I agree that they're not a monopoly. The poster just asked why everybody hates Verisgn/NS. They did screw me over for a while, but I've since stopped using them, so I generally don't bitch about them any more. They lost all of my business.
Oh, I understand that... But how would even the liability be enforced across boundaries. If the US doesn't recognize the law (or vice-versa), would it still apply?
This is virtually unenforceable. I mean, is the Fed going to constantly monitor every machine attached to the Net? Nah. And what about networks in countries that don't recognize this? The Net is just too large and too mis-understood by gov'ts all over the world. They can pass this, but I really doubt it'll stick any more than any other 'International' laws governing the Net.
Sprint is one of the cheapest providers out there! Sorry dude, but cell phones don't come for free. With Sprint, you can get 2000 minutes a month for $75. Last I checked, that's $0.0375 a minute, much less than long distance, or even local calling charges. The $10/month lets you use any of your minutes to use the wireless web, or any of their proprietary services. That's actually pretty damn cheap.
I know it's been said many time before, but I gotta mention porn. They've been profitable since day 1 using advertising. Just try telling the owner of Persiankitty.com that advertising doesn't work on the Net!
This is further proof that only the stupidest people in the country can't figure out how to get out of jury duty. Is this such a good idea? I hope I'm never defending myself in front of a jury!
How, exactly was he disruptive? Did he post too many posts about a naked, petrified Natalie Portman with grits? Did all their base actually are belong to him? What did he do, to have the web site take him to court?
Well, apparently you're the one of the few who thinks that this is stupid. About 8000 Slashdot users have found the site in the past few weeks through that sig and a good number come back daily.
With regards to your #1 and #3, I think you're a bit off. You sound as naive as he first was. It is safe to assume that any business is out to make a profit, period. That's the defintion of a business. You can try to fight it, but unless you have extrememly deep pockets to pay for layers (and even then you may lose), it's a futile effort. If you want to go ahead and trust everyone, and give everyone the benefit of the doubt, I can guarantee 100% that at some point, maybe even more than once. You will get screwed. It doesn't take that much effort to just cover your ass, so why not? Hell, every time I go into a job, I tell the employer that I do work on the side and that's mine. I write that on the contract. It takes all of a minute. That extra minute at the negotiation table is well worth the countless hours of good sleep I get every night knowing that my independent projects won't be gobbled up.
What advantage is there to using videoconfrancing, as opposed to a telephone and a desktop sharing system of some kind? I mean, hell, email some PowerPoint slides if you want to, then call somebody on a phone. What's the point to videoconferencing, anyway? Seriously. Is there something I'm missing?
It does work the same here. Once the contract is broken, it's null and void, so they don't have to pay CommuniTech.net anything for the rest of the contract.
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Obviously, whoever modded this as 'redundant' didn't get the irony, or didn't see my sig. Too bad.
But what is there left to sell? The fad has since died down. It's not worth much to sell. Why not just ride it until the ad revenue drops past the cost to host the site (if there's any ad revenue at all)? I doubt that anybody would pay them more that they could earn in revenue for that site.
I agree.
Did I miss it, or did the article not mention how much they made from the site?
Sorry, dude. But Mr. Katz already has the position of 'bizarre-technologies-impact-on-society-' artile writer.
What, should they open source? Those few CGI scripts. You can get the same ones (albeit without any security) at Matt's Script Archive. This is not an article about good software. It's an article about a great idea.
A single P3 faster than quad sun anything? Can we say misconfiguration. I can make my Corvette go slower than my Chevette, too, if I put a Chevette carbureator in the 'Vette. What they should've learned is they don't know how to configure a Sun server.
That's not true. They're currently holding two of my domains. They say that I'm the last person to register them, nobody else has registered them, yet I can't register the domain names again through any other registrar.
And I agree that they're not a monopoly. The poster just asked why everybody hates Verisgn/NS. They did screw me over for a while, but I've since stopped using them, so I generally don't bitch about them any more. They lost all of my business.
How's that for nasty?
Oh, I understand that... But how would even the liability be enforced across boundaries. If the US doesn't recognize the law (or vice-versa), would it still apply?
This is virtually unenforceable. I mean, is the Fed going to constantly monitor every machine attached to the Net? Nah. And what about networks in countries that don't recognize this? The Net is just too large and too mis-understood by gov'ts all over the world. They can pass this, but I really doubt it'll stick any more than any other 'International' laws governing the Net.
Sprint is one of the cheapest providers out there! Sorry dude, but cell phones don't come for free. With Sprint, you can get 2000 minutes a month for $75. Last I checked, that's $0.0375 a minute, much less than long distance, or even local calling charges. The $10/month lets you use any of your minutes to use the wireless web, or any of their proprietary services. That's actually pretty damn cheap.
The Motorolas are consistently bad phones. Try a Samsung. They're fantastic (yes, even in downtown Philadelphia).
I know it's been said many time before, but I gotta mention porn. They've been profitable since day 1 using advertising. Just try telling the owner of Persiankitty.com that advertising doesn't work on the Net!
Need I say more...?
This is further proof that only the stupidest people in the country can't figure out how to get out of jury duty. Is this such a good idea? I hope I'm never defending myself in front of a jury!
American society realizes it. They just don't want to admit it publically.
Does anybody know where I could find an x-rated office assistant?
How, exactly was he disruptive? Did he post too many posts about a naked, petrified Natalie Portman with grits? Did all their base actually are belong to him? What did he do, to have the web site take him to court?
And perhaps IT unions in the US would drive work right out of the country, faster than it's already going.
Well, apparently you're the one of the few who thinks that this is stupid. About 8000 Slashdot users have found the site in the past few weeks through that sig and a good number come back daily.
With regards to your #1 and #3, I think you're a bit off. You sound as naive as he first was. It is safe to assume that any business is out to make a profit, period. That's the defintion of a business. You can try to fight it, but unless you have extrememly deep pockets to pay for layers (and even then you may lose), it's a futile effort. If you want to go ahead and trust everyone, and give everyone the benefit of the doubt, I can guarantee 100% that at some point, maybe even more than once. You will get screwed. It doesn't take that much effort to just cover your ass, so why not? Hell, every time I go into a job, I tell the employer that I do work on the side and that's mine. I write that on the contract. It takes all of a minute. That extra minute at the negotiation table is well worth the countless hours of good sleep I get every night knowing that my independent projects won't be gobbled up.
What advantage is there to using videoconfrancing, as opposed to a telephone and a desktop sharing system of some kind? I mean, hell, email some PowerPoint slides if you want to, then call somebody on a phone. What's the point to videoconferencing, anyway? Seriously. Is there something I'm missing?
It does work the same here. Once the contract is broken, it's null and void, so they don't have to pay CommuniTech.net anything for the rest of the contract.
All they have to do is to convince Microsoft to include it in their next release of IE.