Well, whatever, IE seems to be able to figure the files out just fine.
That is because IE is intentionally broken since a lot of web servers are not configured correctly.
Try outputing an XML MIME type in your HTTP headers and watch IE totally ignore it if the file extension is not.XML, IE will treat it like HTML. I run into this all the time and can demo it all day long....
I can not speak for all Americans or all American carriers, but there a couple of points that this classic argument misses.
I pay almost *nothing* per minute. It averages out to about six cents a minute. Domestic long distance is included in that price and I can make these cheap calls from any reasonably populated area.
Second, my first incoming minute is free. Wrong number? Didn't cost me anything. I decide not to talk to someone? Doesn't cost me anything.
What it boils down to is I have a phone that works fine. Works everywhere I need to use it, has all the features I could ever need included free (data service, voicemail, paging, shitty web browsing, caller ID, conference calling, call waiting, etc.). On a per-minute basis, the service costs me next to nothing. What do I have to complain about?
Also, in the US, it is customary for outgoing land-line calls (local) to be unmetered. The concept of paying per-minute to call a non-long-distance number is at least as foreign to the average American as for you to pay for an incoming call.
Hey, that's a libelous insult to all of us who were teased in high school, which I think is a majority of the/. population!
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I use IM constantly in a business environment and have found it to be a major productivity tool.
The fact that your tech guys were using it to get pootang is not a valid argument. That is an HR problem. They could have been spending hours a day e-mailing, phoning or screwing in the broom closet, too. That is like cutting off all internet access because some PHB wanker is surfing for porn.
I use it to communicate with the person who sits five feet across the room from me. It is much less interrupting than a voice conversation, it doesn't matter if he is on the phone, if I have my headphones on, or if I am working from home, or he is working from home, etc. It just works.
We use it to communicate with customers. Much faster turn-around than e-mail. MUCH easier than trying to get everyone on the phone. MUCH quicker than picking up the phone, dialing the number, figuring out their extension, and then getting voicemail.
Much of my communication involves URL's, GUID's, SQL statements, e-mail addresses, large numbers (surrogate database keys), etc. I could not imagine trying to read a GUID or an 80 character URL over the phone and actually getting it right.
You say use the phone? Ugh... Even with a headset, phones are just a pain in the butt. Almost all of my two-five minute phone calls have been replaced with 20-60 second IM sessions. That means I can get back to work and am more productive.
When a registrar signs up with ICANN, they sign a binding contract. Whether or not you agree with the contract, it is a binding contract. Below is an excerpt:
3.7.7.1 The Registered Name Holder shall provide to Registrar accurate and reliable contact details and promptly correct and update them during the term of the Registered Name registration, including: the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and fax number if available of the Registered Name Holder; name of authorized person for contact purposes in the case of an Registered Name Holder that is an organization, association, or corporation; and the data elements listed in Subsections 3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.7 and 3.3.1.8.
In the U.S., the government is more concerned about things like legal bumpers, lighting, seatbelts, smog control, etc. than they are about some of the personal safety issues you brought up.
However, that does not mean that it would be easy to legally drive this thing on the street. I simply can not wait to see the look on the insurance salesman's face. "You, uhhh, want me to insure THAT?"
I believe almost any sort of machine mounted weaponry is not legal. Some people have gun racks, but that is a totally different topic.
Everyone here is gushing about how Nullsoft must be ponying up the $.75 or that future distributions won't include the decoder DLL and other assorted nonsense.
Did you even bother to read the licensing terms?
Thomson will license the decoder patent for a one-time fee of $50,000... Not a small chunk of change, but literally nothing for a company of AOL's size.
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Well, whatever, IE seems to be able to figure the files out just fine.
.XML, IE will treat it like HTML. I run into this all the time and can demo it all day long....
That is because IE is intentionally broken since a lot of web servers are not configured correctly.
Try outputing an XML MIME type in your HTTP headers and watch IE totally ignore it if the file extension is not
The selective pricing rules concern OEM's, not corporate licenses.
5) ???
6) PROFIT!
Ethanol combustion produces friendly CO2 gas
I guess California doesn't see C02 as being very friendly.
On July 22, California gov. Gray Davis signed a bill limiting C02 output of motor vehicles. And the federal government even claims C02 is killing the trees.
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
can Monkeys be overclocked?
Of course they can!
Why are they acting like IE is the "standard" and everything else is "alternative!" Is Ford standard, but Chevrolet alternative?
standard Commonly used or supplied
Huh? Ford and Chevrolet each control about 20% each of the vehicle market. Neither one of them could be considered a standard.
MSIE controls roughly 96% of the browser market. Say what you will about monopolies, bundling, or how evil Microsoft is, but it is the standard.
You can't get multiple AGP's, but there are several dual-head cards on the market.
I can not speak for all Americans or all American carriers, but there a couple of points that this classic argument misses.
I pay almost *nothing* per minute. It averages out to about six cents a minute. Domestic long distance is included in that price and I can make these cheap calls from any reasonably populated area.
Second, my first incoming minute is free. Wrong number? Didn't cost me anything. I decide not to talk to someone? Doesn't cost me anything.
What it boils down to is I have a phone that works fine. Works everywhere I need to use it, has all the features I could ever need included free (data service, voicemail, paging, shitty web browsing, caller ID, conference calling, call waiting, etc.). On a per-minute basis, the service costs me next to nothing. What do I have to complain about?
Also, in the US, it is customary for outgoing land-line calls (local) to be unmetered. The concept of paying per-minute to call a non-long-distance number is at least as foreign to the average American as for you to pay for an incoming call.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Hey, that's a libelous insult to all of us who were teased in high school, which I think is a majority of the /. population!
I use IM constantly in a business environment and have found it to be a major productivity tool.
The fact that your tech guys were using it to get pootang is not a valid argument. That is an HR problem. They could have been spending hours a day e-mailing, phoning or screwing in the broom closet, too. That is like cutting off all internet access because some PHB wanker is surfing for porn.
I use it to communicate with the person who sits five feet across the room from me. It is much less interrupting than a voice conversation, it doesn't matter if he is on the phone, if I have my headphones on, or if I am working from home, or he is working from home, etc. It just works.
We use it to communicate with customers. Much faster turn-around than e-mail. MUCH easier than trying to get everyone on the phone. MUCH quicker than picking up the phone, dialing the number, figuring out their extension, and then getting voicemail.
Much of my communication involves URL's, GUID's, SQL statements, e-mail addresses, large numbers (surrogate database keys), etc. I could not imagine trying to read a GUID or an 80 character URL over the phone and actually getting it right.
You say use the phone? Ugh... Even with a headset, phones are just a pain in the butt. Almost all of my two-five minute phone calls have been replaced with 20-60 second IM sessions. That means I can get back to work and am more productive.
I think most slashdotters network with themselves quite often... Isn't that what pr0n is for?
Oh wait...
When I was in school, you could trade hash for most anything.
Oh wait
Kind of like when a store has a "blow-out" sell on electronics equipment... Not quite the mental image that inspires confidence!
what law is it breaking to have incorrect data?
Breach of Contract.
When a registrar signs up with ICANN, they sign a binding contract. Whether or not you agree with the contract, it is a binding contract. Below is an excerpt:
3.7.7.1 The Registered Name Holder shall provide to Registrar accurate and reliable contact details and promptly correct and update them during the term of the Registered Name registration, including: the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and fax number if available of the Registered Name Holder; name of authorized person for contact purposes in the case of an Registered Name Holder that is an organization, association, or corporation; and the data elements listed in Subsections 3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.7 and 3.3.1.8.
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Old hackers? I thought they called those "security consultants"?
Why hack when you can make $250/hr?
Weaponry? I didn't see any weapons. What are you smoking?
Simply answering one of Marco's questions:
(if I want to install an impaling device on the front of the car, am I allowed to? or what about the always fun side-mounted scythe blades?)
If all you want is liability coverage, that is true. I've never gotten full coverage without them coming out to snap a few photos.
In the U.S., the government is more concerned about things like legal bumpers, lighting, seatbelts, smog control, etc. than they are about some of the personal safety issues you brought up.
However, that does not mean that it would be easy to legally drive this thing on the street. I simply can not wait to see the look on the insurance salesman's face. "You, uhhh, want me to insure THAT?"
I believe almost any sort of machine mounted weaponry is not legal. Some people have gun racks, but that is a totally different topic.
No, it just means your socks are going to /dev/null. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Just a quick FYI
https://mail.yahoo.com
This won't stop them from tracking you, but at least your content will be private.
We've found a slashdotter WITHOUT hairy palms? Whoa!
Everyone here is gushing about how Nullsoft must be ponying up the $.75 or that future distributions won't include the decoder DLL and other assorted nonsense.
Did you even bother to read the licensing terms?
Thomson will license the decoder patent for a one-time fee of $50,000... Not a small chunk of change, but literally nothing for a company of AOL's size.
End of story.
Sure there are $60 DVD decks, but mostly online and hard to find.
Simply not true
Walmart sells $60 Apex units. I'm not a big fan of Walmart, but they pretty well blow your theory to shreds.
Depends how good your encryption is!
How can child molesters bankrupt industry?
Oh wait, forgot about the effect on Nike when the molesters monopolize child exploitation.