Well, what you need to do is give up on the BBB, they are useless, forget about the FTC, they are also useless. Go to your county courthouse and file a complaint in small-claims. Only cost you about 30 bucks. This WILL get their attention, as what they are doing is illegal. Cell phone telemarketing falls under the same statutes as junk faxes.
Could be, but that isn't the sort of behaviour that one would usually expect from admins (even angry ones). Really, admins get pissed about it, but I don't know any that would make personal threats of bodily harm over it. You could be right, but it seems to me that the spammer is a much more likely culprit.
Am I missing the banner ad on slashdot that says "Be a dick whenever possible"? I'm not "pimping their product". I just like the damn thing. As far as the sync is concerned, I just wrote an app to screen scrape the web interface and dump it into a CSV.
Not yet, but that's in the next release (releases come pretty fast). It does, however, sync to their servers, to provide a running backup of the info (incl. email, sms, bookmarks, and add. book). And the sync to their servers is two-way.
Yeah, they aren't the greatest. They do have good customer service (unlike my last carrier, Sprint sucks ass). Thankfully I live in an area with very good coverage, and the only time I travel is vacation, when the gadgets get left at home.
Phone - Check, and it's a pretty good one, too. I dropped my landline when I bought it
Games - Check (only 2 right now, but changing fast)
Basic PDA Suite - Check
The most amazing color screen I've seen on a portable - Check
Loadable apps - Not yet. But coming soon from Danger in the form of the Danger catalog, offering both freeware and commercial apps OTA (if you want to write an app, you can, it just has to be validated to work correctly
So, it is really useful for more than just a phone and address book. It has a huge comfortable keyboard, which makes SMS and email a joy to use. And lastly, IT'S 150 BUCKS! That's a steal.
The treo is pretty cool, but you can get a color sidekick now for 1/2 the price. And I can testify, this thing rocks. The only thing I don't like is the lack of ability to load new apps, but that is right around the corner. And it runs Java with a very active developer community. Good browser (uses a customized squid proxy to reformat for the PDA, I think), email, AIM, SMS, etc, etc. And when it is open, the keyboard is super easy to use. It can be a little awkward to use as a phone, but once you get used to it, it ain't that bad.
The only downside is t-mobile service, but if you live in an area they service well, it's not bad.
Doesn't happen to me that often. Of course, I live in Alabama, so if it isn't a truck with a lift kit so high you can walk under it there isn't much interest from anybody;-)
The new Prius has a 150,000 mile rating on the battery. It'll probably be really expensive to replace. On the bright side, I'll bet a recycler will give you something for the old one. Lots of recoverable material there.
The power is the only real complaint I have. But I get my SCCA racing fix on the weekends to take care of that!
I've got a 2003 Prius, and I wish I had waited a year. Still, the mileage and range kicks ass. The civic is pretty sweet to, though. Especially if you are into modding your car. All the aesthetic and suspension bits from the regular civics fit the hybrid (just no drivetrain parts). The prius has very little aftermarket support.
That's my only beef with my Prius. Those low-friction tires also kill your grip while cornering. The stiff suspension somewhat makes up for it (I don't mind a rough ride). I'm about to swap out for a set of stickier tires. Very curious to see what impact this has on the mileage.
As the proud owner of a Toyota Prius, I can definitely recommend one. I'm not too hot on the looks, but the mileage rocks, and it's been very reliable so far. And it isn't as pokey as you may expect a hybrid to be. You may also want to look at the Honda Insight (If it is still being made).
there is no requirement in the guest worker visa laws that says an imported worker can ONLY be hired if a 'qualified' American cannot be found
Hmm, I always thought that was part of the H1-b system. Well, regardless of whether it is or isn't, the law is very unfair. I can see how it would be useful in the presence of a labor shortage (like the 90's tech boom), but now that unemployment of American workers is so high, it is time to reduce/eliminate the H1-b programs. The continued acceptance of this situation by the government is very short-sighted. Like many foreign workers, a large amount of the money they earn is sent back to their families. This is money that isn't being spent here. Once again, big companies with political ties get a sweet deal while the rest of the population gets FUCKED.
Unless I prove that there's no way my skills can be found in the States
This is the root of the problem. The US government is allowing companies to work around this law in so many ways that it may as well not exist.
These laws were put into place to prevent what amounts to H1-b slavery. A lot of Indians/Russians/whatever move to the US to take an H1-b job, and if they aren't willing to work like dogs for significantly less than their American counterpart, they get their visa pulled, and the company simply takes the next H1-b in the queue. This is very bad for everybody. Bad for immigrant workers, bad for american workers, bad for the economy. The only person it is good for is the shareholder of the company that employs these underhanded tactics. As for offshore, it just happens. Happened to textiles, happened to auto manufacturing, will happen to IT. The people I really feel sorry for are all these fresh grads with a shiny new CS or MIS degree, 50K in student loans, and NO job prospects.
It seems very important to me that "third parties" and experts who are not an integral part of the open-source movement validate that comparator works as intended
Umm, no. How would this prevent a fair case? It wouldn't. It is simply a tool to compare files. If SCO is being truthful, they should allow the comparison. If they refuse, it is probably because it would expose them for the liars they are. Additionally, the patents on that sysV code expired a long time ago, so reimplementing something that they do is not a violation of anything. Copying the code directly would be, however.
They've ignored video/computer games, cable/DVDs and the Internet have taken a great deal of the income
You know, that's another thing that bugs the shit out of me about cd's. How can they possibly ask $18 for some pre-fab bands latest 45 minute audio torture, when for that same 18 bucks, I can go get a DVD of a movie that cost 100X the cash to make? Sure, I guess some of it has to do with the fact that the movie makes box office cash, dvd cash, and then HBO cash, whereas a CD has only one sales channel. But that does not/will not ever matter to the guy in the store looking at buying one or the other. Hell, for the money most labels want for a CD, I can get a DVD of the artists live performance that probably sounds better (think 5.1 here folks, not bitrate), and has cool visuals to boot.
I can't speak to the technical aspects of QT, but TrollTech is a Canopy group company. For those that don't know, Canopy is also the parent of SCO. So tread lightly with QT, you never know if the insanity is contagious.
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Well, what you need to do is give up on the BBB, they are useless, forget about the FTC, they are also useless. Go to your county courthouse and file a complaint in small-claims. Only cost you about 30 bucks. This WILL get their attention, as what they are doing is illegal. Cell phone telemarketing falls under the same statutes as junk faxes.
not loose, lose, lose, LOSE DAMN YOU!
Nah, just call from your mobile. They aren't allowed to telemarket to those.
Could be, but that isn't the sort of behaviour that one would usually expect from admins (even angry ones). Really, admins get pissed about it, but I don't know any that would make personal threats of bodily harm over it. You could be right, but it seems to me that the spammer is a much more likely culprit.
Um, you got it wrong pal. It wasn't spammers getting DDOS'd, it was spam fighters getting knocked off the net. By spammers. You know, the bad guys.
Am I missing the banner ad on slashdot that says "Be a dick whenever possible"? I'm not "pimping their product". I just like the damn thing. As far as the sync is concerned, I just wrote an app to screen scrape the web interface and dump it into a CSV.
Not yet, but that's in the next release (releases come pretty fast). It does, however, sync to their servers, to provide a running backup of the info (incl. email, sms, bookmarks, and add. book). And the sync to their servers is two-way.
Yeah, they aren't the greatest. They do have good customer service (unlike my last carrier, Sprint sucks ass). Thankfully I live in an area with very good coverage, and the only time I travel is vacation, when the gadgets get left at home.
So, it is really useful for more than just a phone and address book. It has a huge comfortable keyboard, which makes SMS and email a joy to use. And lastly, IT'S 150 BUCKS! That's a steal.
The treo is pretty cool, but you can get a color sidekick now for 1/2 the price. And I can testify, this thing rocks. The only thing I don't like is the lack of ability to load new apps, but that is right around the corner. And it runs Java with a very active developer community. Good browser (uses a customized squid proxy to reformat for the PDA, I think), email, AIM, SMS, etc, etc. And when it is open, the keyboard is super easy to use. It can be a little awkward to use as a phone, but once you get used to it, it ain't that bad.
The only downside is t-mobile service, but if you live in an area they service well, it's not bad.
Doesn't happen to me that often. Of course, I live in Alabama, so if it isn't a truck with a lift kit so high you can walk under it there isn't much interest from anybody ;-)
The new Prius has a 150,000 mile rating on the battery. It'll probably be really expensive to replace. On the bright side, I'll bet a recycler will give you something for the old one. Lots of recoverable material there.
The power is the only real complaint I have. But I get my SCCA racing fix on the weekends to take care of that!
Hey man, chicks, um, dig eco-friendly geeks.
Yeah, they do. Really. Quit laughing.
I've got a 2003 Prius, and I wish I had waited a year. Still, the mileage and range kicks ass. The civic is pretty sweet to, though. Especially if you are into modding your car. All the aesthetic and suspension bits from the regular civics fit the hybrid (just no drivetrain parts). The prius has very little aftermarket support.
They have low-friction tires
That's my only beef with my Prius. Those low-friction tires also kill your grip while cornering. The stiff suspension somewhat makes up for it (I don't mind a rough ride). I'm about to swap out for a set of stickier tires. Very curious to see what impact this has on the mileage.
As the proud owner of a Toyota Prius, I can definitely recommend one. I'm not too hot on the looks, but the mileage rocks, and it's been very reliable so far. And it isn't as pokey as you may expect a hybrid to be. You may also want to look at the Honda Insight (If it is still being made).
Very interesting. So in essence, our govenment has made it easier to fuck citizens out of their jobs for a cheaper imported worker. Nice.
there is no requirement in the guest worker visa laws that says an imported worker can ONLY be hired if a 'qualified' American cannot be found
Hmm, I always thought that was part of the H1-b system. Well, regardless of whether it is or isn't, the law is very unfair. I can see how it would be useful in the presence of a labor shortage (like the 90's tech boom), but now that unemployment of American workers is so high, it is time to reduce/eliminate the H1-b programs. The continued acceptance of this situation by the government is very short-sighted. Like many foreign workers, a large amount of the money they earn is sent back to their families. This is money that isn't being spent here. Once again, big companies with political ties get a sweet deal while the rest of the population gets FUCKED.
Unless I prove that there's no way my skills can be found in the States
This is the root of the problem. The US government is allowing companies to work around this law in so many ways that it may as well not exist.
These laws were put into place to prevent what amounts to H1-b slavery. A lot of Indians/Russians/whatever move to the US to take an H1-b job, and if they aren't willing to work like dogs for significantly less than their American counterpart, they get their visa pulled, and the company simply takes the next H1-b in the queue. This is very bad for everybody. Bad for immigrant workers, bad for american workers, bad for the economy. The only person it is good for is the shareholder of the company that employs these underhanded tactics. As for offshore, it just happens. Happened to textiles, happened to auto manufacturing, will happen to IT. The people I really feel sorry for are all these fresh grads with a shiny new CS or MIS degree, 50K in student loans, and NO job prospects.
It seems very important to me that "third parties" and experts who are not an integral part of the open-source movement validate that comparator works as intended
I know! We could get Microsoft to do it!
Umm, no. How would this prevent a fair case? It wouldn't. It is simply a tool to compare files. If SCO is being truthful, they should allow the comparison. If they refuse, it is probably because it would expose them for the liars they are. Additionally, the patents on that sysV code expired a long time ago, so reimplementing something that they do is not a violation of anything. Copying the code directly would be, however.
They've ignored video/computer games, cable/DVDs and the Internet have taken a great deal of the income
You know, that's another thing that bugs the shit out of me about cd's. How can they possibly ask $18 for some pre-fab bands latest 45 minute audio torture, when for that same 18 bucks, I can go get a DVD of a movie that cost 100X the cash to make? Sure, I guess some of it has to do with the fact that the movie makes box office cash, dvd cash, and then HBO cash, whereas a CD has only one sales channel. But that does not/will not ever matter to the guy in the store looking at buying one or the other. Hell, for the money most labels want for a CD, I can get a DVD of the artists live performance that probably sounds better (think 5.1 here folks, not bitrate), and has cool visuals to boot.
Very interesting. Thanks. Canopy's web site does not make this clear at all.
I can't speak to the technical aspects of QT, but TrollTech is a Canopy group company. For those that don't know, Canopy is also the parent of SCO. So tread lightly with QT, you never know if the insanity is contagious.