The consumer information service had been developed almost clandestinely, in 1978, and marketed as MicroNET through Radio Shack. Many within the company did not favor the project; it was called schlock time-sharing by the commercial time-sharing sales force. It was allowed to exist initially because consumers used the computers during evening hours, when the CompuServe computers were otherwise idle. As it became evident that it would be a hit, CompuServe dropped the MicroNET name in favor of their own, and by 1987, CompuServe Information Service would be 50% of CompuServe revenues. CompuServe's origin was approximately concurrent with that of The Source. Both services were operating in early 1979, being the first online services.
Don't forget that if she weighs more than a duck, then it's evidence that she is a witch and is using her witchcraft sorcery to make you think she weighs as much as an average person.
Services like Hotfile have a legitimate use, and the ones who survive have also ensured that their business model is as airtight as the lawyers can advise them it is. There are lots of people out there who generate multi-gigabyte files in their work and for whom it's inconvenient (time, cost) to physically deliver the file to the client. For people like this, filesharing services like Hotfile and Mediafire can be indispensable.
I didn't get the impression that the reference to "four months" was as if it was the length of the "sentence", but rather that he had not been alone with his daughter in the last four months.
No, Megaupload went far beyond mere deduping. Internal corporate correspondence was found showing that they willfully allowed and encouraged people to post material copyrighted by others.
Why would there be a hailstorm? The way "nature intended" things to be can be interpreted just as easily as referring to the path through which evolution has taken nature, since evolution is by and large an automatic process.
It's sad that people are so religiously anti-religion that you even said that, that it's even possible to interpret the words "as nature intended" as a claim of a deity's existence.
The person you responded to said "otherwise illegal". Not that it was illegal as done here, but that it would otherwise be illegal without collusion with those being "stolen" from.
Your mod2 theory falls flat because XP wasn't shit and Vista was (immensely so). 98 didn't suck either, at least not as bad as 95. The only thing that really sucked about ME was the removal of real mode DOS (yes, I know, there are mods available to bring this back, but that requires modifying system files and so IMO is only useful for hobby or bullshit usage).
One does have to admit that Vista is way better than any 9x-based OS simply because it has the stronger NT underpinnings that make it more secure and reliable. And that half of the major "complaints" were just because something changed that they didn't like (for example, for a while there it seemed that people actually liked it when RAM went completely unused because I heard tons of bitching about SuperFetch). Also, UAC is a good thing, and the main problems with it were actually not UAC failings per se (like the hassle of trying to copy files into a protected folder and getting IIRC three or four dialogs to click through - this was an Explorer issue, as it did not happen with Directory Opus). 7 is heaps better than Vista, however.
There was nothing saying that the $600,000 came from her account all at once. Over time, a little here and a little there, and I could see $600,000 building up. Especially if money that was meant for the mortgage payment was included, and depending on how long of a process this was.
Placebo effect. The 1541-II is exactly the same speed as the 1541, no matter which machine (or fastloader) is used with it. The 1541 series drives were actually slower than the drives both preceding them (1540) and succeeding them (1571), but only when one used a 1540 with a VIC-20, or a 1571 with a C128. (Or, one could also use a 1541/1571 with a VIC-20 and switch it into "1540 mode", which would speed it back up to normal VIC-20 IEC speeds).
Commodore didn't "cripple" IEC to protect their IEEE-488 business, as the whole point of IEC was to move away from the proprietary IEEE-488 connectors that were becoming hard to source (at least according to statements made by Jim Butterfield). Originally, IEC was to be nearly as fast as IEEE-488. As you mention, there was a hardware problem (albeit not in the C64, but in the VIC-20's 6522 VIA) that necessitated the replacement of the "fast" IEC code with code that transferred a bit at a time. The C64 got even slower because of the badlines - every 8 scanlines, the VIC-II would steal 40 cycles and cause you to miss bits (which came in about every 20 microseconds at 1540 speed). This means that a VIC-20 (or C64 with screen blanked) with 1540 drive (or 1541 drive switched into "1540 mode") provided the fastest stock IEC performance until the C128/1571 combination and true fast IEC.
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Y'all both lose, hard. From Wikipedia:
The consumer information service had been developed almost clandestinely, in 1978, and marketed as MicroNET through Radio Shack. Many within the company did not favor the project; it was called schlock time-sharing by the commercial time-sharing sales force. It was allowed to exist initially because consumers used the computers during evening hours, when the CompuServe computers were otherwise idle.
As it became evident that it would be a hit, CompuServe dropped the MicroNET name in favor of their own, and by 1987, CompuServe Information Service would be 50% of CompuServe revenues. CompuServe's origin was approximately concurrent with that of The Source. Both services were operating in early 1979, being the first online services.
Is he from outer space?
Don't forget that if she weighs more than a duck, then it's evidence that she is a witch and is using her witchcraft sorcery to make you think she weighs as much as an average person.
Services like Hotfile have a legitimate use, and the ones who survive have also ensured that their business model is as airtight as the lawyers can advise them it is. There are lots of people out there who generate multi-gigabyte files in their work and for whom it's inconvenient (time, cost) to physically deliver the file to the client. For people like this, filesharing services like Hotfile and Mediafire can be indispensable.
at which point the police will give it to you and it really is yours then
Not necessarily. Many times, the cops will keep the property. Best to handle the notifications personally, but publically.
I didn't get the impression that the reference to "four months" was as if it was the length of the "sentence", but rather that he had not been alone with his daughter in the last four months.
Actually, I think you're wrong, based on this:
Maybe one "modern" MMO, but I'm pretty sure there were several MUDs and MUSHs online at the time.
How did you get this speculative tripe from the story at hand? The photog in question was served a DMCA complaint through Yahoo.
And this got upvoted? What the hell...
No, Megaupload went far beyond mere deduping. Internal corporate correspondence was found showing that they willfully allowed and encouraged people to post material copyrighted by others.
You're a moron, aren't you?
Buy it, then apply a crack. Morally and legally sound!
"Jordy"? "Lor"?
Turn in your Trek card now, good sir. You are no Trekkie.
I could care less.
Why would there be a hailstorm? The way "nature intended" things to be can be interpreted just as easily as referring to the path through which evolution has taken nature, since evolution is by and large an automatic process.
It's sad that people are so religiously anti-religion that you even said that, that it's even possible to interpret the words "as nature intended" as a claim of a deity's existence.
The person you responded to said "otherwise illegal". Not that it was illegal as done here, but that it would otherwise be illegal without collusion with those being "stolen" from.
[citation needed]
A stock installation of IE6 (any revision) does not support tabs. You have to install a third-party addon in order to get tabs in IE6.
IE did not support tabs until IE7.
So just don't use it. It's not like this is a requirement.
It amazes me the number of so-called "technologically-savvy" people who are closet Luddites.
Wow, why leave out the "at least initially"? Doesn't say that it never will, only that it won't work at first.
Your mod2 theory falls flat because XP wasn't shit and Vista was (immensely so). 98 didn't suck either, at least not as bad as 95. The only thing that really sucked about ME was the removal of real mode DOS (yes, I know, there are mods available to bring this back, but that requires modifying system files and so IMO is only useful for hobby or bullshit usage).
One does have to admit that Vista is way better than any 9x-based OS simply because it has the stronger NT underpinnings that make it more secure and reliable. And that half of the major "complaints" were just because something changed that they didn't like (for example, for a while there it seemed that people actually liked it when RAM went completely unused because I heard tons of bitching about SuperFetch). Also, UAC is a good thing, and the main problems with it were actually not UAC failings per se (like the hassle of trying to copy files into a protected folder and getting IIRC three or four dialogs to click through - this was an Explorer issue, as it did not happen with Directory Opus). 7 is heaps better than Vista, however.
There was nothing saying that the $600,000 came from her account all at once. Over time, a little here and a little there, and I could see $600,000 building up. Especially if money that was meant for the mortgage payment was included, and depending on how long of a process this was.
Go get an SSD. Probably the closest thing that's available to what you want.
Placebo effect. The 1541-II is exactly the same speed as the 1541, no matter which machine (or fastloader) is used with it. The 1541 series drives were actually slower than the drives both preceding them (1540) and succeeding them (1571), but only when one used a 1540 with a VIC-20, or a 1571 with a C128. (Or, one could also use a 1541/1571 with a VIC-20 and switch it into "1540 mode", which would speed it back up to normal VIC-20 IEC speeds).
Commodore didn't "cripple" IEC to protect their IEEE-488 business, as the whole point of IEC was to move away from the proprietary IEEE-488 connectors that were becoming hard to source (at least according to statements made by Jim Butterfield). Originally, IEC was to be nearly as fast as IEEE-488. As you mention, there was a hardware problem (albeit not in the C64, but in the VIC-20's 6522 VIA) that necessitated the replacement of the "fast" IEC code with code that transferred a bit at a time. The C64 got even slower because of the badlines - every 8 scanlines, the VIC-II would steal 40 cycles and cause you to miss bits (which came in about every 20 microseconds at 1540 speed). This means that a VIC-20 (or C64 with screen blanked) with 1540 drive (or 1541 drive switched into "1540 mode") provided the fastest stock IEC performance until the C128/1571 combination and true fast IEC.
You can bet that MS will provide a way for that crap to be pre-installed even on the Reset image.