I subscribe to several open-source development lists. I get about 500 emails a day (more because Mandrake is due to release Monday if all goes well... did I let that cat out of the bag?) and maybe 40 spams a day, tops.
For a long time, not one of the three teams in New York (the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants, of course) would allow radio broadcasts because they were afraid that radio would damage the ticket sales.
I've posted this before. If I were to start a DSL ISP, here's the pricing structure I'd use, for both residential and business use (extra support and bandwidth guarantees would cost extra, and most certainly be purchased by businesses). No restrictions (beyond banning DoS attacks (including being a bot), spam, open relaying, and such; if you are disconnected for those activities, you owe $250) and no ports are blocked. We'll even adjust reverse DNS if you ask, at no charge.
Tier One: 192kbps down, 48kbps up; unlimited downloads, 50MB/month uploads (uploads to hosts not going through our border routers are unlimited). Base price: $29/month. Extra uploads: $10/50MB or portion thereof. 192kbps SDSL for $39/month. Priority routing for an extra $10/month.
Tier Two: 768kbps down, 256kbps up; 500MB/month uploads. Base price: $49/month. Extra uploads: $15/500MB or portion thereof. 768kbps SDSL for $65/month. Priority routing: $10/month.
Tier Three: 1536kbps down, 768kbps up; 2GB/month uploads. Base price: $89/month. Extra uploads: $15/GB or portion thereof. 1536kbps SDSL for $115/month. Priority routing: $15/month.
Tier Four: 3072kbps down, 2048kbps up; 5GB/month uploads. Base prices: $169/month. Extra uploads: $10/GB or portion thereof. 3072kbps SDSL for $225/month. Priority routing: $30/month.
An example is a fraternity of some type. Those will often open doors (and you can put secret codes in your resume which will cause them to put a little more stock in your resume).
Oh, that reminds me of one question. Are the ads and banners in sport games (for making the game more realistic) sponsored by real companies?
They are. If EA doesn't get the money from one advertiser, they either don't bother to put an ad there or put a parody ad in its place ("New Prune-flavored cola! Cures constipation and gives you a caffeine jolt!"). Sometimes, as a condition of licensing the IP for the game (logos, uniform designs, and such), the league or club will require that their sponsors be included in the game (I believe the NFL does this with the recent Madden games).
Also among the strings, are requirements that you hire more personnel than needed (a lot of do-nothing jobs) and pay them full scale for scratching their ass all day. The costs of meeting the subsidy requirements are often greater than the subsidies!
This sounds suspiciously like film subsidies (the gov't gives money to moviemakers to help them make movies). Look at what film subsidies have done for the British film industry. Fifty years ago, the British film industry was in great shape. Actors were easy to find, and the techs behind the scenes (camerapeople, lighting, etc.) were plentiful and extremely competent. Now look at the British film industry. Sure, a lot of movies are filmed in Britain, but most of them are American productions. Even the James Bond films are financed by an American studio (MGM).
Makes you wonder how well Mickey-D's knows its own business model -- or how seriously they're looking to change it.
Well, McDonalds has been losing business steadily over the past several years. It started with dinner. Look at how empty a Mickey-D's is at dinner-time. This is why they introduced McPizza over a decade ago (which failed). The breakfast market kept the business going for a while, and the lunch market has been stagnant. When you're having this much trouble selling product, for so long, you have to re-evaluate the model. Mickey-D's previous/current model was to get as many customers in and out as possible; to this end, the seats are designed to be somewhat uncomfortable (especially if you lean back). However, Mickey-D's may see that providing a "third place", a place outside the home and family to socialize, is the marketing angle that it wants to project.
This is not without precedent. Ian Shoales, of the Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, referred to McDonalds as an oasis of politeness in a desert of ill will and that McDonalds was selling this polite and happy place more than they were selling the food (this was about 20 years ago).
Yeah, pretty much everyone calls it soda now... I just dropped that in as filler...
Yankees suck! Jets suck! Giants suck! Mets suck (marginally less than the Yankees, but still)! Rangers suck! Knicks suck! Nets suck! Devils suck! Islanders suck! Whatever they call New York's Arena Football team, it probably sucks!
For any Slashdotters thinking of moving to Massachusetts, some things you need to know:
Never refer to Massachusetts as a "state". Massachusetts is a Commonwealth. Oh yeah, those pretenders and poseurs in Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania aren't really commonwealths. We'll cut the Commonwealth of Nations some slack, though.
Despite fading out of common use, do not refer to "soda" or "pop" as such; it's "tonic".
Never ask for a milkshake, unless you don't want ice cream. If it has ice cream, it's a frappe.
It's the Celts, the Sawx, the Broons, and the Pats. As a conversation-hole-filler, brush up on shouting "Yankees suck!" at the top of your lungs.
Remember, there's no liquor/beer sales on Sunday (except for within 10 miles of the New Hampshire border). Also, alcoholic beverages may not be sold in an establishment that also sells gas.
We may be one of the most expensive states to live in (but we are the second richest state in the US, after one of the states founded by misfits who couldn't cut in Boston, Connecticut), but it is a great place to live. You get used to the snow and slush after a while.
We also have a decent governor who's (gasp!) a Mormon Republican. Of course, if he was running in most other states, he'd be a Green Party candidate...
Okay, I would accept a guaranteed contingent of 10 ass-rapes a day for 7 years as a decent substitute. If he survives that, then I figure he's done his penance. If he doesn't come out alive, no real loss.
make sure you throw in every other asshole who has ever jumped in a car with their blood full of alcohol.
I'm not in favor of making drunk driving per se a capital offense, only cases in which someone dies (this includes a passenger of the vehicle being driven by the accused). Being intoxicated should be considered prima facie evidence of fault (regardless of any other fact); in cases where both vehicles are being driven by intoxicated individuals and a fatality results, then both shall be charged with murder. To my mind, the act of being intoxicated (on anything, be it cannabis, coke, alcohol, etc.) and getting behind the wheel is premeditation.
Yeah, sometimes (most times?) you'll make it home without killing someone. In those cases, hell, go ahead (you can still be arrested for DUI, with much increased penalties, such as loss of license for life on first offense). But realize that you are gambling with your life.
Actually by several legal doctrines, if, while committing a felony (which drunk driving is, in most states), that all by itself can constitute premeditation (eg if you burst into convenience store carrying an Uzi and wearing a ski mask and some old guy has a heart attack and dies, that fact alone can justify a murder charge and conviction).
What sickens me is if he had been black or hispanic, he'd have been charged with two counts of murder and would be on death row right now. But because he's the star (white) football player, he gets seven years and $20 grand. If I were a Texan, I'd be pushing to have that scumbag judge impeached.
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I subscribe to several open-source development lists. I get about 500 emails a day (more because Mandrake is due to release Monday if all goes well... did I let that cat out of the bag?) and maybe 40 spams a day, tops.
That's because CMPSCI sysadmins actually know what they're doing. Big surprise, that.
They first got into radio in the mid-30s or so... about 15 years after commercial radio.
For a long time, not one of the three teams in New York (the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants, of course) would allow radio broadcasts because they were afraid that radio would damage the ticket sales.
Is on "one free beer for everybody in the stands per player who tests positive for steroids night".
I've posted this before. If I were to start a DSL ISP, here's the pricing structure I'd use, for both residential and business use (extra support and bandwidth guarantees would cost extra, and most certainly be purchased by businesses). No restrictions (beyond banning DoS attacks (including being a bot), spam, open relaying, and such; if you are disconnected for those activities, you owe $250) and no ports are blocked. We'll even adjust reverse DNS if you ask, at no charge.
An example is a fraternity of some type. Those will often open doors (and you can put secret codes in your resume which will cause them to put a little more stock in your resume).
They are. If EA doesn't get the money from one advertiser, they either don't bother to put an ad there or put a parody ad in its place ("New Prune-flavored cola! Cures constipation and gives you a caffeine jolt!"). Sometimes, as a condition of licensing the IP for the game (logos, uniform designs, and such), the league or club will require that their sponsors be included in the game (I believe the NFL does this with the recent Madden games).
What is this "Guardian" of which you speak? I only know of Teh Grauniad.
Also among the strings, are requirements that you hire more personnel than needed (a lot of do-nothing jobs) and pay them full scale for scratching their ass all day. The costs of meeting the subsidy requirements are often greater than the subsidies!
This sounds suspiciously like film subsidies (the gov't gives money to moviemakers to help them make movies). Look at what film subsidies have done for the British film industry. Fifty years ago, the British film industry was in great shape. Actors were easy to find, and the techs behind the scenes (camerapeople, lighting, etc.) were plentiful and extremely competent. Now look at the British film industry. Sure, a lot of movies are filmed in Britain, but most of them are American productions. Even the James Bond films are financed by an American studio (MGM).
Beware of subsidies...
Well, McDonalds has been losing business steadily over the past several years. It started with dinner. Look at how empty a Mickey-D's is at dinner-time. This is why they introduced McPizza over a decade ago (which failed). The breakfast market kept the business going for a while, and the lunch market has been stagnant. When you're having this much trouble selling product, for so long, you have to re-evaluate the model. Mickey-D's previous/current model was to get as many customers in and out as possible; to this end, the seats are designed to be somewhat uncomfortable (especially if you lean back). However, Mickey-D's may see that providing a "third place", a place outside the home and family to socialize, is the marketing angle that it wants to project.
This is not without precedent. Ian Shoales, of the Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, referred to McDonalds as an oasis of politeness in a desert of ill will and that McDonalds was selling this polite and happy place more than they were selling the food (this was about 20 years ago).
Those who can't sue, teach law school.
No, they don't have Boston's inferiority complex.
I heard once that there are three cities that think they are the center of the universe: Paris, Boston, and New York. Sounds accurate to me...
Yeah, pretty much everyone calls it soda now... I just dropped that in as filler...
Yankees suck! Jets suck! Giants suck! Mets suck (marginally less than the Yankees, but still)! Rangers suck! Knicks suck! Nets suck! Devils suck! Islanders suck! Whatever they call New York's Arena Football team, it probably sucks!
NEW YORK SUCKS!
For any Slashdotters thinking of moving to Massachusetts, some things you need to know:
We may be one of the most expensive states to live in (but we are the second richest state in the US, after one of the states founded by misfits who couldn't cut in Boston, Connecticut), but it is a great place to live. You get used to the snow and slush after a while.
We also have a decent governor who's (gasp!) a Mormon Republican. Of course, if he was running in most other states, he'd be a Green Party candidate...
This is the Mass DOR, we're talking about....
Just curious, but what was the sound problem on Mandrake?
...that run 2.0... And of course, Debian stable is still 2.2.
Okay, I would accept a guaranteed contingent of 10 ass-rapes a day for 7 years as a decent substitute. If he survives that, then I figure he's done his penance. If he doesn't come out alive, no real loss.
I'm not in favor of making drunk driving per se a capital offense, only cases in which someone dies (this includes a passenger of the vehicle being driven by the accused). Being intoxicated should be considered prima facie evidence of fault (regardless of any other fact); in cases where both vehicles are being driven by intoxicated individuals and a fatality results, then both shall be charged with murder. To my mind, the act of being intoxicated (on anything, be it cannabis, coke, alcohol, etc.) and getting behind the wheel is premeditation.
Yeah, sometimes (most times?) you'll make it home without killing someone. In those cases, hell, go ahead (you can still be arrested for DUI, with much increased penalties, such as loss of license for life on first offense). But realize that you are gambling with your life.
Actually by several legal doctrines, if, while committing a felony (which drunk driving is, in most states), that all by itself can constitute premeditation (eg if you burst into convenience store carrying an Uzi and wearing a ski mask and some old guy has a heart attack and dies, that fact alone can justify a murder charge and conviction).
It amazes me how some people with a fairly low 5-digit UID are unable to spot an obvious AC troll.
What sickens me is if he had been black or hispanic, he'd have been charged with two counts of murder and would be on death row right now. But because he's the star (white) football player, he gets seven years and $20 grand. If I were a Texan, I'd be pushing to have that scumbag judge impeached.