It is dishonest. They use poorer quality parts, and tout it as a more reliable product. Why not market it as a more affordable product, instead of puffing it up as reliable, when it's just a way of short changing the consumer?
Also -- I used to work for a company that was concerned more about the amount spent on the product rather than the end quality of a product. Generally, these are the kinds of people that try to "sell" something, rather than produce something halfway decent. I quit because of the rampant lying to employees, tax collectors, etc...
Ok.. First, I know I'll probably get modded down as redunandt, flamebait, troll... you name it
Just a thought that's been bouncing around my head since the whole Napster fray started:
What's so wrong with a pay-per-use Napsteresque system? Personally, I'd be willing to pay 1.50 per MP3 I downloaded. It would be nice to be able to grab some select songs, maybe find some rare titles that you can't find at your local CD store. Why pay for something that you don't use?
It would be most beneficial to the greedy record companies (They'd get tons of cash, with this system), It would be great for Napster (Napster would get tons of cash for it)
I think rather than shut down Napster cold-turkey, they should consider something like a pay-per-use system. This just seems like too good of a solution to look over.
I know what you're probably thinking, but, consider this:
Yes. It is infriging, you are copying music that you don't own.
No. It is not fair use (Just as the judge today has plainly stated.)
But, also consider this:
You hear a song on the radio, at a friends house, a co-worker shows you, so you go down to the local music store, and check out the CD. You like a few of the tracks on the CD, but there are a quite a few that just don't appeal to you (It's happened to me before, I always feel ripped-off when I get a CD that has one good track, and the others are crap). So, you decide not to pay the 12-15 bucks for a CD, go to napster, download the 4-5 tracks you do like and pay 6 or 7 dollars. Or less, if there are fewer tracks. That's half the price (!!) It's also beneficial to the consumer!
This seems like the perfect solution. It would revolutionize the way the music industry works.
No cookies to be sent to resources from third-party domains. What I mean is, if I download a web page from x.com, then my browser should not send ANY cookies to images on that page if they came from y.com. I can't think of ANY reason why this is a legitimate need.
While I agree with no cookies from outside domains, Having no images pointing to outisde domains is a bit more problematic:
Some people, my self included at one time, have web counter widgets on their page, which would be broken if out-of-domain images were allowed.
... Because, the majority of people in this world aren't as brilliant as you are.
I've glanced over these recommendations, and think they can lead to a better user experience. Your users should be the ones that matter when writing software, not how you think it should be.
The better the user experience, the more accepted your software will be. The better accepted, the more acceptable. At the risk of being modded down for saying something pro-Microsoft. This is probably the reason MS Software is so successful, becuase most of their user interfaces are well thought out.
Personally, if a program has a good interface, I have a perception that it's a better quality product, simply because it has a cleaner, smoother "feel" to it, as opposed to an application that has an interface slapped on to it as an afterthought (several examples come to mind... mostly cheezy thirdrate apps)
This can also apply to a web page, or in this case, a user agent.
Nothing wrong with making things more convenient for your users.
The only thing that kids of today put their efforts into is dealing drugs, getting alcohol and committing crimes. Have you ever lived in one of our cities? The kids there do nothing apart from hang around doing these things, because they've never had any discipline or a good schooling system that encourages team sports and other activities.
We need to move back from the current view that competition is bad, because all it's doing is giving kids nothing better to do than hanging around getting involved in crime
A bit bitter, aren't we?
Sheesh, where'd you get such a rosy outlook on life? Were you mugged by a bunch of drug-selling teenaged thugs? or are you just a general jack-ass?
Wow! What can you expect from a company that lists it's stock price on it's Home Page
Greed in the extreme. <Sarcasm>Gotta Love It.</Sarcasm>
Soo.. These are the ones responsible for making altavista go down the tubes in a hurry? I used to be an exclusive user of AltaVista, back when Digital had it. I slowly drifted from using it, as it became more of a lame portal than a decent search engine.
Now, I use Google exclusively. After hearing this, it makes me glad I do.
What kind of release would you have to sign before you jump?
I mean... Imagine the things that could go wrong -- A small hole in the suit, and you'll be able to make it down in several places at once!
I remember, some time ago, watching something on TV about the guy they sent up (They had footage and everything!) Things did go wrong: He lost a glove or something. There were injuries from low pressure, and freezing cold, but I can't remember if there was any permanent damage or not.
Personally, I'd stick with normal skydiving.
This is good in the sense that another company should not peruse a site to gather contact information for marketing purposes. I've always thought these kinds of practices were dishonest to say the least. I think this kind of behavior should be curtailed.
On the other side of the coin. This is bad, because of this:
"If I don't like your linking to my site, or searching my site, even though it is open to the public, and I say, 'Stop,' you have to stop . . . whether you are actually hurting me or not."
Crawlers and Links shouldn't be penalized. It's a way of finding useful information (as opposed to finding new business......A way of getting contact information of people who probably don't want to be contacted, anyway.)
I also understand the reasoning behind the robots.txt file. If the information being gathered by a crawler will be outdated (in the case of eBay auctions) then it's a good way to selectively remove portions of your site for searching, because it's not appropriate.
A few years ago, I had a collection agent hounding me for a SprintPCS bill that was past due. (I did have an account with them, and it was current. The account they had in question was absolutely not mine.)
Even though I patently stated that the account was not mine, and the account I actually had was current and paid, and had been for the 6 months I had it. It did not matter to them. I eventually got it sorted out, but it took sending alot of paperwork back and fourth, and sending a notarized letter both to Sprint and the collection company to get it cleaned up. Thanfully, none of the reporting agents had it yet.
I strongly believe that things like this, left unchecked, can get very much out of control.
On mistakes made in the past as a teenager:
Why should this haunt you for the rest of your life? I understand accountability, and personal responsibility, but-- how is something you did when you were 18 and just out of highschool a reflection on the kind of person you are when you are almost 30? I certainly don't thing something you did 10 years ago should cost you your job when you have demonstrated that it was just simply youthful recklessness...
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What's wrong with limiting badwidth on a college owned network?
At least they have internet access piped into their dorms already.
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It is dishonest. They use poorer quality parts, and tout it as a more reliable product. Why not market it as a more affordable product, instead of puffing it up as reliable, when it's just a way of short changing the consumer?
Also -- I used to work for a company that was concerned more about the amount spent on the product rather than the end quality of a product. Generally, these are the kinds of people that try to "sell" something, rather than produce something halfway decent. I quit because of the rampant lying to employees, tax collectors, etc...
So, maybe it's just my jaded outlook on things.
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Soo... The real advantage is a bigger profit margin for Maxtor...
Nice.
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Ok.. First, I know I'll probably get modded down as redunandt, flamebait, troll ... you name it
...
Just a thought that's been bouncing around my head since the whole Napster fray started:
What's so wrong with a pay-per-use Napsteresque system? Personally, I'd be willing to pay 1.50 per MP3 I downloaded. It would be nice to be able to grab some select songs, maybe find some rare titles that you can't find at your local CD store. Why pay for something that you don't use?
It would be most beneficial to the greedy record companies (They'd get tons of cash, with this system), It would be great for Napster (Napster would get tons of cash for it)
I think rather than shut down Napster cold-turkey, they should consider something like a pay-per-use system. This just seems like too good of a solution to look over.
I know what you're probably thinking, but, consider this:
Yes. It is infriging, you are copying music that you don't own.
No. It is not fair use (Just as the judge today has plainly stated.)
But, also consider this:
You hear a song on the radio, at a friends house, a co-worker shows you, so you go down to the local music store, and check out the CD. You like a few of the tracks on the CD, but there are a quite a few that just don't appeal to you (It's happened to me before, I always feel ripped-off when I get a CD that has one good track, and the others are crap). So, you decide not to pay the 12-15 bucks for a CD, go to napster, download the 4-5 tracks you do like and pay 6 or 7 dollars. Or less, if there are fewer tracks. That's half the price (!!) It's also beneficial to the consumer!
This seems like the perfect solution. It would revolutionize the way the music industry works.
Maybe I should patent the idea
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The difference is, my personal information is not emblazened on the back of my shirt as I walk down the street ...
Unless big brother is truely watching ... I better stop before the thought police get me ...
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That's all. Nothing else.
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My guess is it will be highly favored by mathemeticians, but not widely used, as the "Representation" looks to be extremely mathematical.
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While I agree with no cookies from outside domains, Having no images pointing to outisde domains is a bit more problematic:
Some people, my self included at one time, have web counter widgets on their page, which would be broken if out-of-domain images were allowed.
I do agree, however, this would kill banner ads.
Maybe it should be a security option?
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... Because, the majority of people in this world aren't as brilliant as you are.
... mostly cheezy thirdrate apps)
I've glanced over these recommendations, and think they can lead to a better user experience. Your users should be the ones that matter when writing software, not how you think it should be.
The better the user experience, the more accepted your software will be. The better accepted, the more acceptable. At the risk of being modded down for saying something pro-Microsoft. This is probably the reason MS Software is so successful, becuase most of their user interfaces are well thought out.
Personally, if a program has a good interface, I have a perception that it's a better quality product, simply because it has a cleaner, smoother "feel" to it, as opposed to an application that has an interface slapped on to it as an afterthought (several examples come to mind
This can also apply to a web page, or in this case, a user agent.
Nothing wrong with making things more convenient for your users.
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We need to move back from the current view that competition is bad, because all it's doing is giving kids nothing better to do than hanging around getting involved in crime
A bit bitter, aren't we?
Sheesh, where'd you get such a rosy outlook on life? Were you mugged by a bunch of drug-selling teenaged thugs? or are you just a general jack-ass?
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Could they change rocks into gold? ;-)
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I really wonder ...
... Could it be that they own PDA's as a result of not being able to remember things?
If I were forgetful, you'd better believe I'd look for a tool to help me remember things.
All the arguments against this article have already been stated, no need to repeat them here. This article is merely an individual's opinion.
$0.02 worth from a non-PDA user in his mid-20's.
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Issued/Filed Dates: Jan. 9, 2001 / April 8, 1998
Wonder what took them 3 years to issue the patent?
Was wireless web available in '98...?
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So ... you're the reason for the rolling blackouts in CA? <grin>
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Reading the article, a thought just popped into my head ...
English language has different word order than most other languages.
Do they plan to compensate for this? Or will it just wind up sounding like a web page run through every language in babelfish?
Hmm.. I could just imagine the impact on diplomacy, or negotiations ...
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Wow! What can you expect from a company that lists it's stock price on it's Home Page
Greed in the extreme. <Sarcasm>Gotta Love It.</Sarcasm>
Soo.. These are the ones responsible for making altavista go down the tubes in a hurry? I used to be an exclusive user of AltaVista, back when Digital had it. I slowly drifted from using it, as it became more of a lame portal than a decent search engine.
Now, I use Google exclusively. After hearing this, it makes me glad I do.
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Methinks NASA folks have been watching too many Hollywood movies.
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Maybe I should proof my posts next time!
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What are you talking about?
I just recently purchased a DELL. Case isn't ugly. It's the normal beige narrow fulltower.
Actually --- The case has some nice features (Outside venting CPU fan. Easily manipulated drive-bay ... etc.
Err ... Looking at the front page for dell, I see what you're talking about! Yeesh... Glad I got mine before these atrocities ...
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What kind of release would you have to sign before you jump?
I mean... Imagine the things that could go wrong -- A small hole in the suit, and you'll be able to make it down in several places at once!
I remember, some time ago, watching something on TV about the guy they sent up (They had footage and everything!) Things did go wrong: He lost a glove or something. There were injuries from low pressure, and freezing cold, but I can't remember if there was any permanent damage or not. Personally, I'd stick with normal skydiving.
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This is good in the sense that another company should not peruse a site to gather contact information for marketing purposes. I've always thought these kinds of practices were dishonest to say the least. I think this kind of behavior should be curtailed.
On the other side of the coin. This is bad, because of this:
"If I don't like your linking to my site, or searching my site, even though it is open to the public, and I say, 'Stop,' you have to stop . . . whether you are actually hurting me or not."
Crawlers and Links shouldn't be penalized. It's a way of finding useful information (as opposed to finding new business... ...A way of getting contact information of people who probably don't want to be contacted, anyway.)
I also understand the reasoning behind the robots.txt file. If the information being gathered by a crawler will be outdated (in the case of eBay auctions) then it's a good way to selectively remove portions of your site for searching, because it's not appropriate.
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I somewhat disagree:
A few years ago, I had a collection agent hounding me for a SprintPCS bill that was past due. (I did have an account with them, and it was current. The account they had in question was absolutely not mine.)
Even though I patently stated that the account was not mine, and the account I actually had was current and paid, and had been for the 6 months I had it. It did not matter to them. I eventually got it sorted out, but it took sending alot of paperwork back and fourth, and sending a notarized letter both to Sprint and the collection company to get it cleaned up. Thanfully, none of the reporting agents had it yet.
I strongly believe that things like this, left unchecked, can get very much out of control.
On mistakes made in the past as a teenager:
Why should this haunt you for the rest of your life? I understand accountability, and personal responsibility, but-- how is something you did when you were 18 and just out of highschool a reflection on the kind of person you are when you are almost 30? I certainly don't thing something you did 10 years ago should cost you your job when you have demonstrated that it was just simply youthful recklessness ...
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