Nokia is exactly the sort of company who could, very easily, hire 60 different people (full time no less), who all had English (or whatever) as a second language and also had writing skills, each of whom could be in charge of the localization for their particular "first language". The additional manpower cost would be truly insignificant to their bottom line, and they'd end up with well-translated manuals, support documentation, et cetera.
It might be "insignificant to their bottom line" but it could still exceed their profits in these very small markets.
> The last issue is traffic caps. I don't think there should be a law against it as long > as the company is upfront about it. Putting caps on traffic allows ISP's to maximize > their over subscription and cater to people that want low cost Internet service.
I don't think that caps should be illegal either but metered service would be much better.
Some of us actually have been active on the Net for 25 years. There were no "blogs" in 1985 but there was Usenet. I doubt that anyone at Pipl has ever heard of it, though.
> I must have missed the clause where they say that they are free to lose all my info at > any time. And yes we are "paying" because they shove ads at us all the time
> 2 hours of those absolutely inhuman renditions of 'Roxanne' and 'Sgt Peppers', together > with the MS infomercial, would be enough to break even the staunchest jihadist.
And if that didn't work you could threaten him with the originals.
The remakes don't sound any more hideous than the originals.
But what does it do do if you don't (or like me, can't) sing? What if you just talk or make random hooting noises? (Oh, wait. We know what it does if you make random hooting noises: the "remakes"). Seems to me that this thing has possibilities, though. We need a Free Software clone that runs under Linux, of course.
> I am a programmer but by no means a security expert. However, when I store passwords I > use an irreversible hash with salt. It's not hard to implement (1 days work). How can > any site as big as monster not be doing this?
But then you can't offer to email the user her password when she forgets it.
> It is just criminal that these companies have next to zero accountability to protect > their customers.
As you are a paying customer they have whatever accountability their contract with you provides for. If it isn't adequate why did you agree to those terms?
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> Our programmers are some of the best in the world
Yes. Just look at how they dominate the malware industry. And nobody is better at herding bots.
It might be "insignificant to their bottom line" but it could still exceed their profits in these very small markets.
> In short, I don't know any way verify whether the people of Thailand are fond of their
> king...
and thus the purpose of the law is served.
Get together with some of your colleagues and organize an online journal. PLOS might be willing to help you.
But then when he saturated the T1s with P2P the neighbors would all quit in disgust and go back to Comcast.
> No, for them, metered service would mean $5/month (or $20 perhaps). That's down from the
> $50/mo they already pay.
That doesn't follow at all. An ISP can calculate a revenue-neutral combination of minimum monthly fee and per-GB rate.
> Metered service makes sense, but only if there's a significant minimum charge.
Yes, of course: that's obvious.
How about not submitting any papers to journals whose policies you disagree with?
> The last issue is traffic caps. I don't think there should be a law against it as long
> as the company is upfront about it. Putting caps on traffic allows ISP's to maximize
> their over subscription and cater to people that want low cost Internet service.
I don't think that caps should be illegal either but metered service would be much better.
> All the rest of you are noobs!
Some of us actually have been active on the Net for 25 years. There were no "blogs" in 1985 but there was Usenet. I doubt that anyone at Pipl has ever heard of it, though.
> Shall we start a revolution?
How about not just not buying stuff we think is crap?
Most bacteria are much, much smaller than most somatic cells. The statement is true but uninteresting.
I also seem never to have made it to the deep end of the Web.
Perhaps they will add a clause requiring broadcasters to leave the analog on until June.
> I must have missed the clause where they say that they are free to lose all my info at
> any time. And yes we are "paying" because they shove ads at us all the time
Well, then sue them. Demand a complete refund.
The problem is that you seem to be completely lacking a sense of humor. It's funny. Laugh.
Mod parent up!
"Taste"? Come on, now! This has to do with popular music!
The target market doesn't have the smarts to pirate.
> ...he would probably call it the dumbest fucking idea he's ever heard.
He'd be wrong. It's going to sell like hotcakes.
> 2 hours of those absolutely inhuman renditions of 'Roxanne' and 'Sgt Peppers', together
> with the MS infomercial, would be enough to break even the staunchest jihadist.
And if that didn't work you could threaten him with the originals.
Humor?
The remakes don't sound any more hideous than the originals.
But what does it do do if you don't (or like me, can't) sing? What if you just talk or make random hooting noises? (Oh, wait. We know what it does if you make random hooting noises: the "remakes"). Seems to me that this thing has possibilities, though. We need a Free Software clone that runs under Linux, of course.
> I am a programmer but by no means a security expert. However, when I store passwords I
> use an irreversible hash with salt. It's not hard to implement (1 days work). How can
> any site as big as monster not be doing this?
But then you can't offer to email the user her password when she forgets it.
> It is just criminal that these companies have next to zero accountability to protect
> their customers.
As you are a paying customer they have whatever accountability their contract with you provides for. If it isn't adequate why did you agree to those terms?