I say it's about time! Superpages.com and their likes have so far been nothing short of big disappointments. On superpages the results returned from simple searches are completely disappointing.
Yellow page companies are basically putting their stuff online, thinking, as long as it's got similar features as their offline book versions, it's good enough. Well it's not. And it's about damn time a competitor like Google shows up to ruin their show.
You know what's the difference? Microsoft Windows is driven by the need for profit and also strategic goals in making sure it stays ahead of the pack. Therefore it innovates only when it has to, to the direction that it deems it must go.
Linux, on the other hand, is not driven by profit. Therefore it lacks direction. However at the same time its feature set is also free from strategic bastardizations, which means no forced browsers on users, no purposeful breakage of competitor products' codes, etc.
With that said, the biggest downside to Linux has to be the fact that, since they're not profit-driven, individual authors of components don't feel much need to make it user-friendly nor intuitive. Installing/upgrading something often requires reading cryptic documentations and long hours of time wasted on debugging random install problems.
This is just another scam to get money from suckers' wallets. We have more than enough domain names as is. Domain registries are good money makers. After all, they're basically selling hot air. There's practically no overhead other than setting up a few DNS servers.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of M$'s upcoming strategies is this:
1) Create shell company A that creates Linux code 2) Have a few spies pretend to develop open source applications for Linux, and have them slip in a ton of code from company A, without licensing it. 3) Wait a few years until this code is widely adopted into Linux 4) Sue like SCO is doing
Like the subject says. They are capitalizing mis-typed domains and profitting from them monetarily. What they're attempting to do with sitefinder is no better than Joe Shmoe registering htomail.com and redirecting it to his own commercial site.
I just tried installing CRM114 with no success. The documentation is confusing to me. Perhaps someone can help me out.
#1. From the docs it says:
> In either case your.css files should be in the same directory as > your mailfilter will "run" in (yes, this can be changed, but that's > an advanced topic).
What does this mean? What is the path to my mailfilter? I have qmail on my system.
#2. I'm being told to edit mailfilterconfig.crm from the docs. However this file is not found anywhere in the source folder nor could I find it anywhere on my system after installing CRM114. Where do I get this file?
#3. Currently I'm piping my emails to a support ticket script. In the '/var/qmail/alias/.qmail-support' file I have this line:
|/usr/local/php/bin/php/myscript.php
How would I go about having CRM114 filter the mails and then still have the mails piped to the support ticket script?
No, I think you need to learn "English". Where did I ever say it was a bad thing? Efficiency creates wealth. I only noted that it has been a destroyer of many domestic jobs.
Another thing you guys have to realize is, that the internet is also a destroyer of many domestic jobs.
It destroys domestic jobs because it makes communication with foreigners easy. Think of how many tech support jobs and programming jobs are moving offshore, partially because the internet has made it efficient to do so.
Of all days to pick a fight, they had to pick Sunday, a day when businesses are closed and most people are at home relaxing? It's like putting on a condom when there's nobody but your left hand around...
That's called a FM modulator. Many devices have this capability. For example, some CD changers are hooked up this way. iPod also has a plugin which allows you to do this.
HOWEVER, watch out! There are some downsides to this technology:
1) Loss of quality - Because it's being converted to radio frequency there's a bit of quality loss. For audiophiles this is enough to say, "no thanks".
2) Bad reception - I don't have first hand experience, but from what I've heard from others, if you are travelling under power lines the music will warp. If you come across an area where there's a radio frequency in or around that band you'll get static.
So, overall, while it appears to be an easy solution, I'd skip it just because I don't want to give up that much sound quality. I mean, an install might involve some hassle, but you only have to do it once.:)
The internet has and will kill many many markets and businesses down the road. Is this good or bad? Hard to say.
All I know is, the movie industry is next to be slaughtered, once a critical mass of people get broadband and learns about using P2P to download movies.
Thanks for clarifying that. Those marketing people sure have a way of misleading people like me who didn't read all of the fine print. But I wasn't thinking about getting it yet that's why I hadn't read it carefully. But good thing you pointed that out.
Am I the only one that thought the special effects in Matrix Revolutions wasn't that great? Every time they're about to put on a fight, they "magically" put on the sunglasses, and have those big overcoats/suits on. Some may think that's done to make them look "cool", but to me, it's just a way to cheat on the CG scenes. Facial expressions and hard to get right. Having characters with glasses and no facial expressions really makes it a piece of cake.
And the fight scenes between the machines and the humans, that was good, but can't even come close to the LOTR ones.
But then the burden becomes unnecessarily harsh on the patent holder.
Suppose I wanted to infringe on a certain patent. I can just infringe upon it and sell the product in a small town to just a few people, making myself as obscure as possible. Then when the statute of limitations is up I'll ramp it up full-speed. I've just completely bastardized the patent system.
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I say it's about time! Superpages.com and their likes have so far been nothing short of big disappointments. On superpages the results returned from simple searches are completely disappointing.
Yellow page companies are basically putting their stuff online, thinking, as long as it's got similar features as their offline book versions, it's good enough. Well it's not. And it's about damn time a competitor like Google shows up to ruin their show.
Great, to get rid of sexism let's impose more of it. Let's just hope it doesn't turn out as fugly as that "car" that was designed by women.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3528757.stm
*Sarcasm*
:)
Make spamming punishable by death.
You know what's the difference? Microsoft Windows is driven by the need for profit and also strategic goals in making sure it stays ahead of the pack. Therefore it innovates only when it has to, to the direction that it deems it must go.
Linux, on the other hand, is not driven by profit. Therefore it lacks direction. However at the same time its feature set is also free from strategic bastardizations, which means no forced browsers on users, no purposeful breakage of competitor products' codes, etc.
With that said, the biggest downside to Linux has to be the fact that, since they're not profit-driven, individual authors of components don't feel much need to make it user-friendly nor intuitive. Installing/upgrading something often requires reading cryptic documentations and long hours of time wasted on debugging random install problems.
This is just another scam to get money from suckers' wallets. We have more than enough domain names as is. Domain registries are good money makers. After all, they're basically selling hot air. There's practically no overhead other than setting up a few DNS servers.
Dot coms will always rule.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of M$'s upcoming strategies is this:
1) Create shell company A that creates Linux code
2) Have a few spies pretend to develop open source applications for Linux, and have them slip in a ton of code from company A, without licensing it.
3) Wait a few years until this code is widely adopted into Linux
4) Sue like SCO is doing
Say it really fast and throw the coin in the air before they have time to think:
"Heads I win tails you lose."
Yeah and come out with a new "boyfriend" + a loose anus as well.
Like the subject says. They are capitalizing mis-typed domains and profitting from them monetarily. What they're attempting to do with sitefinder is no better than Joe Shmoe registering htomail.com and redirecting it to his own commercial site.
I just tried installing CRM114 with no success. The documentation is confusing to me. Perhaps someone can help me out.
.css files should be in the same directory as
/myscript.php
#1.
From the docs it says:
> In either case your
> your mailfilter will "run" in (yes, this can be changed, but that's
> an advanced topic).
What does this mean? What is the path to my mailfilter? I have qmail on my
system.
#2.
I'm being told to edit mailfilterconfig.crm from the docs. However this file is not found
anywhere in the source folder nor could I find it anywhere on my system
after installing CRM114. Where do I get this file?
#3.
Currently I'm piping my emails to a support ticket script. In the
'/var/qmail/alias/.qmail-support' file I have this line:
|/usr/local/php/bin/php
How would I go about having CRM114 filter the mails and then still have the
mails piped to the support ticket script?
Finally! A penis enlarger that really works!
No, I think you need to learn "English". Where did I ever say it was a bad thing? Efficiency creates wealth. I only noted that it has been a destroyer of many domestic jobs.
You need to retake basic English my friend...
Another thing you guys have to realize is, that the internet is also a destroyer of many domestic jobs.
It destroys domestic jobs because it makes communication with foreigners easy. Think of how many tech support jobs and programming jobs are moving offshore, partially because the internet has made it efficient to do so.
...and then there were the countless dupes announcing the duped story...
The best way to rid ourselves of violence? Castrate little boys before they reach puberty. What has the world come to?
Of all days to pick a fight, they had to pick Sunday, a day when businesses are closed and most people are at home relaxing? It's like putting on a condom when there's nobody but your left hand around...
That's called a FM modulator. Many devices have this capability. For example, some CD changers are hooked up this way. iPod also has a plugin which allows you to do this.
:)
HOWEVER, watch out! There are some downsides to this technology:
1) Loss of quality - Because it's being converted to radio frequency there's a bit of quality loss. For audiophiles this is enough to say, "no thanks".
2) Bad reception - I don't have first hand experience, but from what I've heard from others, if you are travelling under power lines the music will warp. If you come across an area where there's a radio frequency in or around that band you'll get static.
So, overall, while it appears to be an easy solution, I'd skip it just because I don't want to give up that much sound quality. I mean, an install might involve some hassle, but you only have to do it once.
The internet has and will kill many many markets and businesses down the road. Is this good or bad? Hard to say.
All I know is, the movie industry is next to be slaughtered, once a critical mass of people get broadband and learns about using P2P to download movies.
You mean, Slashdot members actually GET girls?!??
Replace the Nigerian scammers with Christian pastors and the police as scientists and you have another perfect story.
So before you laugh at him, please do reflect on yourselves...
Thanks for clarifying that. Those marketing people sure have a way of misleading people like me who didn't read all of the fine print. But I wasn't thinking about getting it yet that's why I hadn't read it carefully. But good thing you pointed that out.
The Taz I looks to be a better buy at $379 (60GBs) than the Archos AV380 (80GBs), which is selling for $899!
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Taz I:
http://www.tightsystems.com/gift.htm
Archose AV380:
http://www.archos.com/products/prw_500570
The only noticeable difference I see is that the Archose supports xVid while the Taz doesn't. However they both support Divx.
I'm almost sold... Just wish the product was already available today.
Am I the only one that thought the special effects in Matrix Revolutions wasn't that great? Every time they're about to put on a fight, they "magically" put on the sunglasses, and have those big overcoats/suits on. Some may think that's done to make them look "cool", but to me, it's just a way to cheat on the CG scenes. Facial expressions and hard to get right. Having characters with glasses and no facial expressions really makes it a piece of cake.
And the fight scenes between the machines and the humans, that was good, but can't even come close to the LOTR ones.
Seems to me the DOJ is doing one lame ass job in enforcing antitrust laws.
Ask yourself, how FAIR can competition be when one application gets deep penetration into the consumer market while others are locked out on purpose?
But then the burden becomes unnecessarily harsh on the patent holder.
Suppose I wanted to infringe on a certain patent. I can just infringe upon it and sell the product in a small town to just a few people, making myself as obscure as possible. Then when the statute of limitations is up I'll ramp it up full-speed. I've just completely bastardized the patent system.