I can buy audio receivers/amplifies and listen into my neighbors conversations from the street. Does that mean that, since I'm not looking *inside* their home, it's okay?
The easy answer to this is http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=157109 Google Sidewiki. *IF* users start using sidewiki for reviewing products on vendor sites, the vendor has no ability to moderate the reviews. Doesn't mean they won't start astroturfing the sidewiki but it would make it more expensive:)
My wife and I (IT geek + Engineering Geek) have been married for just over 20 years. Here are the pearls of wisdom from my Grandfather which will always work: Marriage is NOT a 50/50 deal. If everyone puts in 100%, you will succeed.
What he's doing does not hurt me. What does hurt me/us/the whole country is when a vendor welds their device closed so that it cannot be modified by the rightful owner *or their agent*. He has the wrong approach. IMO, if the product is locked down so that I don't have the rights to do whatever the hell I want with it, I'd rather not buy it.
The answer to this is simple: If you don't like the terms of the GPL V2, you should not have released your code under those terms. To quote the GPL "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee."
Provided they are in compliance with every other part of the GPL, the fact that you don't think they are the appropriate vendor is irrelevant; get over yourself.
On the other hand... recording said conversation with full transparency and knowledge of all participants (note: knowledge, not permission) ensures that they are fully aware that all statements are "on the record" and should they fail to follow through on favorable statements or in fact attempt to press you into service beyond the customary two (three, in your case) weeks notice, then you will have been damaged as a result of false statements. IANAL, but I'd bet my last dollar that would be actionable even in an at-will employment state.
A student here in Arizona was strip searched at a high school because the school administration got a tip that she might be carrying and distributing prescription strength ibuprofen. The legality of this strip search has been contested and the case has made it's way to the Supreme Court: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/16/20090116school-strip0116-ON.html
That is High School. If this original person involved is in higher education, then the law is pretty clear: Search and Seizure without reasonable suspicion of a crime is in fact a crime.
I think the suggestion is that we not publish the names of "alleged" criminals. By all means, people convicted of a crime should have their names brought to public attention.
1st - anyone who holds it against a rape victim is probably not someone a rape victim distance themselves from as quickly as possible. This is not one of the warm, compassionate people that a rape victim should have around to help them to heal.
2nd - for some reason, people don't seem to believe that someone accused of rape, even after acquittal, can be truly innocent (or else they wouldn't have been accused, right?).
Finally, to claim that a false accusation of such a serious VIOLENT crime is a mere "embarrassment" is utterly ridiculous! Like a rape victim, such an individual will be subjected to public humiliation. Unlike a rape victim, they will probably be shunned by some family members and friends, lose employment opportunities and may even be subjected to violence as a result of those accusations.
snowgirl, I do not mean to imply that the crime commited against you is trivial. To the contrary, to be violated in such a way (rest assured, this is not beyond my comprehension) is one of the most demeaning things which can happen in your life. I would suggest, however, that to claim that the social rape of an individual with such a false accusation does NOT pale in comparison. With a rape victim, the body will heal and in time, so too will the mind. For those falsely accused of rape, the stigma will never relent.
When a child commits suicide, clearly there is something lacking at home. It may be as clear cut as a complete parental failure or as complex as some sort of chemical imbalance going untreated. In either case, the child *should* have been taken to a shrink long before it got to that point. That the parents failed to ensure that their child was cared for and treated suggests to me neither more nor less than that they were totally lacking in parental ability. For pity sake, parents MUST pay attention to their kids!
Perhaps Lori Drew was the catalyst, but I guarantee there was an underlying problem before her. Going after the Lori Drew's of the world only enables parents to claim "it's not my fault!" I'm not saying that we should tolerate this sort of behavior (particularly in adults). I am saying that placing all the blame on Lori Drew is preposterous.
Bottom line is, parents MUST take responsibility for their children. When parents fail to do so, the results range from maladjusted adults to suicidal youth.
You've got it dead on. No matter what walk of life you come from, you cannot combat ignorance with rudeness. A gentle correction would be far more effective and go a very long way towards turning an ignorant nut into an advocate.
So far as I can see, that's how politics is done. Find ANYTHING that might bring down your opposition in the public view. Democrats do it. Republicans do it. Independents do it. Libertarians do it. It's how the game is played. Anyone who doesn't like the game, shouldn't play.
I would like to patent a business model for obtaining new, patentable ideas and or inventions. This model utilizes an Intenet based discussion forum to request feed-back from readers, offering a modest reward to the single reader who is percieved through an election process (called karma) to have developed the best idea. These ideas can then be patented by the operator of the web site.
--
I hereby decline to accept your agreement, and direct you to remove any
and all information pertaining to me from your databases. Sale of
information pertaining to me may be done so only for a fee payable
directly to me. I hereby set that fee to be $10,000 US dollars for each
instance of my name and other information about me being attached to a
list being sold by Amazon.com. Sale of a list which includes information
about me constitutes acceptance of these terms.
--
I don't know if this is legally binding, but it seems like it may provide them incentive to remove my information, and makes clear that I will no longer do business with them because of this change.
Hate to say it, but while Tucson is not a major city, with a permanent population of more than 500,000 and a transient population of another 250,000 (we are a favorite winter hangout for the 55+ set), Tucson can hardly be called a small town.
Guess we need to get some new talent in the local TV stations:-)
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I can buy audio receivers/amplifies and listen into my neighbors conversations from the street. Does that mean that, since I'm not looking *inside* their home, it's okay?
Here in the South West, we call that stalking.
The easy answer to this is http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=157109 Google Sidewiki. *IF* users start using sidewiki for reviewing products on vendor sites, the vendor has no ability to moderate the reviews. Doesn't mean they won't start astroturfing the sidewiki but it would make it more expensive :)
My wife and I (IT geek + Engineering Geek) have been married for just over 20 years. Here are the pearls of wisdom from my Grandfather which will always work: Marriage is NOT a 50/50 deal. If everyone puts in 100%, you will succeed.
What he's doing does not hurt me. What does hurt me/us/the whole country is when a vendor welds their device closed so that it cannot be modified by the rightful owner *or their agent*. He has the wrong approach. IMO, if the product is locked down so that I don't have the rights to do whatever the hell I want with it, I'd rather not buy it.
The answer to this is simple: If you don't like the terms of the GPL V2, you should not have released your code under those terms. To quote the GPL "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee."
Provided they are in compliance with every other part of the GPL, the fact that you don't think they are the appropriate vendor is irrelevant; get over yourself.
On the other hand... recording said conversation with full transparency and knowledge of all participants (note: knowledge, not permission) ensures that they are fully aware that all statements are "on the record" and should they fail to follow through on favorable statements or in fact attempt to press you into service beyond the customary two (three, in your case) weeks notice, then you will have been damaged as a result of false statements. IANAL, but I'd bet my last dollar that would be actionable even in an at-will employment state.
Maybe not so simple. Ever smelled a building with dead animal carcasses in the wall? OMG, it smells like something died in there... oh wait...
-Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
A student here in Arizona was strip searched at a high school because the school administration got a tip that she might be carrying and distributing prescription strength ibuprofen. The legality of this strip search has been contested and the case has made it's way to the Supreme Court: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/16/20090116school-strip0116-ON.html
That is High School. If this original person involved is in higher education, then the law is pretty clear: Search and Seizure without reasonable suspicion of a crime is in fact a crime.
I think the suggestion is that we not publish the names of "alleged" criminals. By all means, people convicted of a crime should have their names brought to public attention.
Are you kidding me?
1st - anyone who holds it against a rape victim is probably not someone a rape victim distance themselves from as quickly as possible. This is not one of the warm, compassionate people that a rape victim should have around to help them to heal.
2nd - for some reason, people don't seem to believe that someone accused of rape, even after acquittal, can be truly innocent (or else they wouldn't have been accused, right?).
Finally, to claim that a false accusation of such a serious VIOLENT crime is a mere "embarrassment" is utterly ridiculous! Like a rape victim, such an individual will be subjected to public humiliation. Unlike a rape victim, they will probably be shunned by some family members and friends, lose employment opportunities and may even be subjected to violence as a result of those accusations.
snowgirl, I do not mean to imply that the crime commited against you is trivial. To the contrary, to be violated in such a way (rest assured, this is not beyond my comprehension) is one of the most demeaning things which can happen in your life. I would suggest, however, that to claim that the social rape of an individual with such a false accusation does NOT pale in comparison. With a rape victim, the body will heal and in time, so too will the mind. For those falsely accused of rape, the stigma will never relent.
This is a parenting problem.
When a child commits suicide, clearly there is something lacking at home. It may be as clear cut as a complete parental failure or as complex as some sort of chemical imbalance going untreated. In either case, the child *should* have been taken to a shrink long before it got to that point. That the parents failed to ensure that their child was cared for and treated suggests to me neither more nor less than that they were totally lacking in parental ability. For pity sake, parents MUST pay attention to their kids!
Perhaps Lori Drew was the catalyst, but I guarantee there was an underlying problem before her. Going after the Lori Drew's of the world only enables parents to claim "it's not my fault!" I'm not saying that we should tolerate this sort of behavior (particularly in adults). I am saying that placing all the blame on Lori Drew is preposterous.
Bottom line is, parents MUST take responsibility for their children. When parents fail to do so, the results range from maladjusted adults to suicidal youth.
You've got it dead on. No matter what walk of life you come from, you cannot combat ignorance with rudeness. A gentle correction would be far more effective and go a very long way towards turning an ignorant nut into an advocate.
So far as I can see, that's how politics is done. Find ANYTHING that might bring down your opposition in the public view. Democrats do it. Republicans do it. Independents do it. Libertarians do it. It's how the game is played. Anyone who doesn't like the game, shouldn't play.
In what way is justice served by finding out who's f&sking who?
I would like to patent a business model for obtaining new, patentable ideas and or inventions. This model utilizes an Intenet based discussion forum to request feed-back from readers, offering a modest reward to the single reader who is percieved through an election process (called karma) to have developed the best idea. These ideas can then be patented by the operator of the web site.
I simply replied to their email:
--
I hereby decline to accept your agreement, and direct you to remove any
and all information pertaining to me from your databases. Sale of
information pertaining to me may be done so only for a fee payable
directly to me. I hereby set that fee to be $10,000 US dollars for each
instance of my name and other information about me being attached to a
list being sold by Amazon.com. Sale of a list which includes information
about me constitutes acceptance of these terms.
--
I don't know if this is legally binding, but it seems like it may provide them incentive to remove my information, and makes clear that I will no longer do business with them because of this change.
Hate to say it, but while Tucson is not a major city, with a permanent population of more than 500,000 and a transient population of another 250,000 (we are a favorite winter hangout for the 55+ set), Tucson can hardly be called a small town.
:-)
Guess we need to get some new talent in the local TV stations