Ok, I don't know about the rest of you all but I've never been in a Mickey D's that didn't have a sign somewhere limiting you to 20 minutes to eat and leave... so they sell you an hour of access?
Following that logic we should just simply switch off the internet. I mean face it, nearly everyone has infringed copyright while using it. Ever saved a pic or a comic? Copied an article?
Actually, and this is probably part of why my workplace is in the financial mess its in (stupid private college, no business sense), we have routinely sent out HDD's for data recovery for secretaries who lost 4 gig's of mp3s. Despite my objections. So much for our raises again this year.
Ah, but 200k _is_ rich. If I made 200k/year and lived on 50 of it, the remainder bieng invested, within say 5-10 years I would have a _very_ comfortable retirement. To me that's rich.
And for the record I used to make 12k/year while putting myself thru a year of college, full time.
Please for the love of flying monkeys take me with you.
I would love to chuck all of this (I've grown to hate the user community and the stress they cause) and do something like teaching but when you're 3 years away from a bachelors thats not really much of an option.
"Here, the 37-millimeter spotting gun is being loaded (this gun is fired before the warhead to check the weapon's trajectory and make necessary adjustments)."
Can you really be that inaccurate with a short range NUCLEAR WEAPON!?!?
Hmmm, OK lets take for a moment that the DMCA is valid and enforcable in the USA, and that a US business interest (Adobe) is allowed to drag a Russian business interest (Elcomsoft) into court for violating DMCA in the US. Ignoring Sklyarov in this whole mess entirely for the sake of arguement, could not Adobe be hauled into Russian court by Elcomsoft for being in violation of Russian law? After all the product they created was designed to make Adobe's product complient with the law in Russia.
Frankly the whole thing is going to end badly I fear. More US 'we can but you can't' style legal shenanigans.
Following your argument, McDonald's (of the golden arches fame) should have been able to force Lord McDonald in Scotland (head of his clan by the way)to change the name of his 4 star restuarant, despite the fact that it has existed since the 1700's (maybe longer), but is still less well known.
Unfortunately most of these cases boil down to a total lack of common sense. I don't see where the bassist Wyman has any case. I myself have a very common name, the same as a rockstar (deceased) and a few other notable persons, and no doubt hundreds of others who aren't well known. Now flip the coin, if one person sharing my name (say the rock star) does something with that name (web domain whathaveyou) could not the rest of those who share the name force that person to C & D? Sounds fairly ridiculous. Don't count someones fame in these arguments, how many people are basically unknown outside their areas of expertice, while within them they could be a household name?
...if I recall correctly there was language in all the paperwork I signed when I went to school that said something to the effect of 'everything you do while you're attending college belongs to the college'.
Does anyone know of any possible consequenses to this type of arrangement, or if that sort of agreement is even enforcable?
Back to normal broadcasting he says. Ha! Normal broadcasting around me is horrible and has been for years. I listen to webcasters because they give you a choise, rather than being spoon-fed the latest crap. The only thing I use broadcast radio for is traffic and news. The case is the same for most people I know.
Sorry, not buying it. You are assuming the need for a person to be the primary contact on the phone. The web stuff still needs people to maintain it and so forth as well. How is the web better/cheap/different from a well constructed automated phone interface with some human customer support as a second tier?
" As over posters have stated Airlines often give better rates on their websites."
Hmm, seems to me that this is more the problem than the website being equiped for the blind. Why should you get different rates for the same service based on the means by which you arrange the purchase. But then again airline travel rates have never made any sort of sense whatsoever.
My favorite "startling revelation" in the program had to be the bit where the "discovered" that in order to feed the huge workforce, they simply took the way they did things around the house and did them on a much larger scale.
I figure sixth graders could have come up with everything they said. Sad really.
"Oddly, you don't need nearly as much sleep as you're likely getting",
You're kidding right? Most people get 1 to 2 hours LESS sleep than they need per night. And I won't even bring up people like myself with chronic insomnia (2 to 5 hours sleep per night).
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Ok, I don't know about the rest of you all but I've never been in a Mickey D's that didn't have a sign somewhere limiting you to 20 minutes to eat and leave... so they sell you an hour of access?
Following that logic we should just simply switch off the internet. I mean face it, nearly everyone has infringed copyright while using it. Ever saved a pic or a comic? Copied an article?
Actually, and this is probably part of why my workplace is in the financial mess its in (stupid private college, no business sense), we have routinely sent out HDD's for data recovery for secretaries who lost 4 gig's of mp3s. Despite my objections. So much for our raises again this year.
Um, have you been paying attention to our record level budget deficit?
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Just a thought, but based on your logic we should definately run checks on congress. Not that that's a bad thing
Ah, but 200k _is_ rich. If I made 200k/year and lived on 50 of it, the remainder bieng invested, within say 5-10 years I would have a _very_ comfortable retirement. To me that's rich.
And for the record I used to make 12k/year while putting myself thru a year of college, full time.
"$200k per year isn't "rich", its just upper middle class"
Uh, riiiight, well if you're like me and make a paltry 33k (in IT no less, never work for a private college) it sure as hell is.
Please for the love of flying monkeys take me with you.
I would love to chuck all of this (I've grown to hate the user community and the stress they cause) and do something like teaching but when you're 3 years away from a bachelors thats not really much of an option.
"Here, the 37-millimeter spotting gun is being loaded (this gun is fired before the warhead to check the weapon's trajectory and make necessary adjustments)."
Can you really be that inaccurate with a short range NUCLEAR WEAPON!?!?
This does sound ripe for all sorts of shady things.
I'm beginning to wonder if I'll live to see the day when using actual cash is against the law.
Hmmm, OK lets take for a moment that the DMCA is valid and enforcable in the USA, and that a US business interest (Adobe) is allowed to drag a Russian business interest (Elcomsoft) into court for violating DMCA in the US. Ignoring Sklyarov in this whole mess entirely for the sake of arguement, could not Adobe be hauled into Russian court by Elcomsoft for being in violation of Russian law? After all the product they created was designed to make Adobe's product complient with the law in Russia.
Frankly the whole thing is going to end badly I fear. More US 'we can but you can't' style legal shenanigans.
What horrible logic.
Following your argument, McDonald's (of the golden arches fame) should have been able to force Lord McDonald in Scotland (head of his clan by the way)to change the name of his 4 star restuarant, despite the fact that it has existed since the 1700's (maybe longer), but is still less well known.
Unfortunately most of these cases boil down to a total lack of common sense. I don't see where the bassist Wyman has any case. I myself have a very common name, the same as a rockstar (deceased) and a few other notable persons, and no doubt hundreds of others who aren't well known. Now flip the coin, if one person sharing my name (say the rock star) does something with that name (web domain whathaveyou) could not the rest of those who share the name force that person to C & D? Sounds fairly ridiculous. Don't count someones fame in these arguments, how many people are basically unknown outside their areas of expertice, while within them they could be a household name?
Am I a shareholder if they get financial aid from the US gov or MD?
How about they just fork over a nice chair? I could use something like that.
...if I recall correctly there was language in all the paperwork I signed when I went to school that said something to the effect of 'everything you do while you're attending college belongs to the college'.
Does anyone know of any possible consequenses to this type of arrangement, or if that sort of agreement is even enforcable?
Wouldn't the latency levels cause alot of interaction to start looking like a Stooges bit?
Back to normal broadcasting he says. Ha! Normal broadcasting around me is horrible and has been for years. I listen to webcasters because they give you a choise, rather than being spoon-fed the latest crap. The only thing I use broadcast radio for is traffic and news. The case is the same for most people I know.
Sorry, not buying it. You are assuming the need for a person to be the primary contact on the phone. The web stuff still needs people to maintain it and so forth as well. How is the web better/cheap/different from a well constructed automated phone interface with some human customer support as a second tier?
" As over posters have stated Airlines often give better rates on their websites."
Hmm, seems to me that this is more the problem than the website being equiped for the blind. Why should you get different rates for the same service based on the means by which you arrange the purchase. But then again airline travel rates have never made any sort of sense whatsoever.
My favorite "startling revelation" in the program had to be the bit where the "discovered" that in order to feed the huge workforce, they simply took the way they did things around the house and did them on a much larger scale.
I figure sixth graders could have come up with everything they said. Sad really.
i've said this before and i'll say it again. the next superman can only be Bruce Campbell.
no arguements.
there is no equal.
keanu reeves????? wtf??????
DVD of a feature length film with all sorts of extras = $14.99
CD with 2 halfway decent tracks and alot of filler garbage = $19.99
Math looks pretty simple to me if all I have is a spare $20
It's not that we invented it, but we seem to be losing it and a great deal of other things at an alarming rate compared to other nations.
Require by law that EVERYTHING by open 24/7 and I'll agree with you.
Ever try to get any banking done when you're working 50+ hours a week?
"Oddly, you don't need nearly as much sleep as you're likely getting",
You're kidding right? Most people get 1 to 2 hours LESS sleep than they need per night. And I won't even bring up people like myself with chronic insomnia (2 to 5 hours sleep per night).
Ah, yeah that would be a standard Diebold response. Everytime something goes wrong with our Diebold system they always try to blame the wiring.
So you missed the news about the humongous cloud of pollution emminating from China that will eventually pass over the rest of the planet.
Nice.
Earth = Closed system.
More toxics in China (or wherever) means more toxics on Earth. You know, remember Earth? Its where you keep your stuff.