...but rumours abound on Wall Street, that Lucifer, LLC, may secretly be behind the entire arrangement. "We can't confirm it", said one source who wished to remain very anonymous, "but we know that with soul trading trending upward, it can only be that Lucifer, LLC is on a buying streak." He continued, cautiously, "It seems, though, that the souls Lucifer is getting aren't of the highest quality."
Ironically, a spokesperson for Lucifer, LLC, could be reached, and did indeed comment. "Oh, yes, we're snatching up all the souls we can. There's only two companies in this space right now, and being half of them, we're trying to beat out Heavenly Productions, LP. If they hadn't sunk so much capital into, and gotten so much great PR from that new movie, we might have been able to grab several more souls during the deal. We're betting, though, that soon enough, there will be promises that need to be kept, and then executives of 'certain companies' will be ready to sign their souls over."
When pressed, the spokesperson would divulge nothing further about the companies, except that one of them was in a desert\, and the other in a dreary woodland area. "All I can say is that it doesn't seem to bother these execs, since they seem to have chosen areas much like our [Patent Pending] HELL world."
Heavenly LP, privately held, had no comments. Lucifer LLC was up slightly on the day.
"In advance of the product launch, Symbiot's president, Mike Erwin, and its chief scientist, Paco Nathan, have outlined a set of "rules of engagement for information warfare", which they say should be part of corporate security policy to help companies determine their exact response to an incoming attack."
Can you imagine large corporations full of MCSEs engaging in "information warfware"?::shudder::
...two big companies fighting and suing, and who gets screwed? The customers. They're the ones losing the channels and getting black bars on their screens...
While this is definitely "news for nerds", I think the price puts this out of the price range of "stuff that matters" for most of us.;) I imagine, though, that several of these will get sold in December when all those government agencies are trying to figure out how to spend what remains in their budgets or else face a smaller budget the following year...;)
I routinely create passwords like that for myself (usually around eighteen characters); the trick is to *never* write them down, and *never* tell anyone. That extends the re-use level of the passwords.
For those people I admin, I use a bit of l33t speak... and morr!$ isn't such a difficult password for him to remember, while giving at least a little bit more security. (Yes, I know not that much, but it's a start.)
$300,000 for three years is... $100,000 for one year, which is... $ 8,333 for one month of hosting.
(blatant_plug) Well, don't host with that guy, come host with Tigerhost.com. We only charge $100/month for businesses! (And $16 for personal sites.) (/blatant_plug)
Seriously, though, at those rates, he could retire on just that one site.
...novel, "Mainfold Time"? That one was virtually indestructible, and was meant for children, so it will be interesting to see if MS's device can stand up to daily use.
No, no, no. It is actually *more* wasteful to go to the moon on a trip to Mars... for a really great source of info, check out The Mars Society, and read Robert Zubrin's book, _The Case For Mars_.
Assuming this is an accurate and actual letter, how is it that a company can continue to do business in this manner? This company is not in the softwrae business anymore - it's in the lawsuit business. After all the happenings with Enron and WorldCom, how is it that this company, which has no real business plan (that's evident even outside the letter) attract customers or money?
We should attach a motor to Adam Smith's grave. I'm guessing we're at about 100K RPM and climbing.
1) Make it weigh 16 pounds. 2) Price it at $1999.00.
Granted, I know it's supposed to be a "desktop replacement" that is sometimes portable, but I have desktops that weigh less than this and cost a third of the price!
If you've ever watched a football game, you'll notice that the coin always hits the ground. This is done for at least one reason, to prevent tampering by the tosser.
It seems that it would also be good given the results of this study, as it could add more randomness (through the act of hitting the ground), thereby countering the "same side down" effect.
The SCO Group on Tuesday will launch its first lawsuit against a Linux user for alleged violations of SCO's intellectual property, SCO Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride said Monday.
and continues a little later:
After consulting with its law firm, Boies, Schiller and Flexner, SCO has narrowed down its list of possible targets to a "handful" of the world's 1,000 largest corporations, McBride said. "We're going to file it tomorrow. It's sort of come down to a couple of complaints we have prepared," he said.
So when they sue an "end user", is it going to be an Executive in a Fortune 1000 company? Or an employee? I assumed "end user" meant your average Joe. They're just asking for trouble (as the article points out) if they sue someone in a Fortune 1000 company.
Just as interesting a study, I think, would be corporations that have posted or have websites vs. those that don't. We may take it for granted, but there are still a number of business (especially small businesses) that likely don't have a web presence.
...then this should serve to counter those doubts. If they can be made of a tablet PC and a Roomba in the home, then surely it is only a matter of time before they proliferate.
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...this story...
...but rumours abound on Wall Street, that Lucifer, LLC, may secretly be behind the entire arrangement. "We can't confirm it", said one source who wished to remain very anonymous, "but we know that with soul trading trending upward, it can only be that Lucifer, LLC is on a buying streak." He continued, cautiously, "It seems, though, that the souls Lucifer is getting aren't of the highest quality."
Ironically, a spokesperson for Lucifer, LLC, could be reached, and did indeed comment. "Oh, yes, we're snatching up all the souls we can. There's only two companies in this space right now, and being half of them, we're trying to beat out Heavenly Productions, LP. If they hadn't sunk so much capital into, and gotten so much great PR from that new movie, we might have been able to grab several more souls during the deal. We're betting, though, that soon enough, there will be promises that need to be kept, and then executives of 'certain companies' will be ready to sign their souls over."
When pressed, the spokesperson would divulge nothing further about the companies, except that one of them was in a desert\, and the other in a dreary woodland area. "All I can say is that it doesn't seem to bother these execs, since they seem to have chosen areas much like our [Patent Pending] HELL world."
Heavenly LP, privately held, had no comments. Lucifer LLC was up slightly on the day.
"In advance of the product launch, Symbiot's president, Mike Erwin, and its chief scientist, Paco Nathan, have outlined a set of "rules of engagement for information warfare", which they say should be part of corporate security policy to help companies determine their exact response to an incoming attack."
::shudder::
Can you imagine large corporations full of MCSEs engaging in "information warfware"?
...for those that don't wanna read the PDF:
Here.
...two big companies fighting and suing, and who gets screwed? The customers. They're the ones losing the channels and getting black bars on their screens...
And who wins? The lawyers, of course.
...does this mean I should start? ;) I've never liked the stuff, and I manage to live without caffeine for the most part. (I don't drink soda, either.)
Personally, I find that tea is the way to go, so I hope they have a study that shows it's healthy too.
While this is definitely "news for nerds", I think the price puts this out of the price range of "stuff that matters" for most of us. ;) I imagine, though, that several of these will get sold in December when all those government agencies are trying to figure out how to spend what remains in their budgets or else face a smaller budget the following year... ;)
I routinely create passwords like that for myself (usually around eighteen characters); the trick is to *never* write them down, and *never* tell anyone. That extends the re-use level of the passwords.
For those people I admin, I use a bit of l33t speak... and morr!$ isn't such a difficult password for him to remember, while giving at least a little bit more security. (Yes, I know not that much, but it's a start.)
I was thinking that too... how many clerks in the PTO aren't going to be worrying about their mortgages for the next year?
I wasn't trying to do xml, just get past the stupid filter in less than a minute. ;)
$300,000 for three years is...
$100,000 for one year, which is...
$ 8,333 for one month of hosting.
(blatant_plug)
Well, don't host with that guy, come host with Tigerhost.com. We only charge $100/month for businesses! (And $16 for personal sites.)
(/blatant_plug)
Seriously, though, at those rates, he could retire on just that one site.
D'oh! Of course. I just finished the novel - excellent, excellent.
I know it's Steven, too... I wonder how my fingers typed "Robert"... weird.
...novel, "Mainfold Time"? That one was virtually indestructible, and was meant for children, so it will be interesting to see if MS's device can stand up to daily use.
No, no, no. It is actually *more* wasteful to go to the moon on a trip to Mars... for a really great source of info, check out The Mars Society, and read Robert Zubrin's book, _The Case For Mars_.
Not that I am in any way disparaging The GIMP, which is awesome, but the PHBs and CXOs only know Illustrator and PhotoShop...
Assuming this is an accurate and actual letter, how is it that a company can continue to do business in this manner? This company is not in the softwrae business anymore - it's in the lawsuit business. After all the happenings with Enron and WorldCom, how is it that this company, which has no real business plan (that's evident even outside the letter) attract customers or money?
We should attach a motor to Adam Smith's grave. I'm guessing we're at about 100K RPM and climbing.
1) Make it weigh 16 pounds.
2) Price it at $1999.00.
Granted, I know it's supposed to be a "desktop replacement" that is sometimes portable, but I have desktops that weigh less than this and cost a third of the price!
Now that /. has given away the secret (marketing on college campuses) Napster won't be able to get that market share after all! Oh, woe is Napster! ;)
If you've ever watched a football game, you'll notice that the coin always hits the ground. This is done for at least one reason, to prevent tampering by the tosser.
It seems that it would also be good given the results of this study, as it could add more randomness (through the act of hitting the ground), thereby countering the "same side down" effect.
The article starts:
The SCO Group on Tuesday will launch its first lawsuit against a Linux user for alleged violations of SCO's intellectual property, SCO Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride said Monday.
and continues a little later:
After consulting with its law firm, Boies, Schiller and Flexner, SCO has narrowed down its list of possible targets to a "handful" of the world's 1,000 largest corporations, McBride said. "We're going to file it tomorrow. It's sort of come down to a couple of complaints we have prepared," he said.
So when they sue an "end user", is it going to be an Executive in a Fortune 1000 company? Or an employee? I assumed "end user" meant your average Joe. They're just asking for trouble (as the article points out) if they sue someone in a Fortune 1000 company.
Just as interesting a study, I think, would be corporations that have posted or have websites vs. those that don't. We may take it for granted, but there are still a number of business (especially small businesses) that likely don't have a web presence.
Heh, /me thinks it will cost more than $50. Likely close to double that, and I think it will be more than three disks, too. ;)
No, they won in all eleven. Even Steven Spielberg said "It's a clean sweep!", and they tied Titanic and Ben-Hur for movie with the most Oscars at 11.
It gains you a robot that's more than three inches tall, with a "body" that can support its "head". ;)
...then this should serve to counter those doubts. If they can be made of a tablet PC and a Roomba in the home, then surely it is only a matter of time before they proliferate.