Yes, a business has a right to at least attempt to make a profit. They shouldn't be required to sell money-losing products.
Which part of FALSE ADVERTISING don't you understand?
No one is trying to deny them a profit. Create a "restricted" package, advertise it as such, and sell it at the current price. But for people who want/need a faster connection, charge them more. However what they are currently doing is FRAUD. They are telling customers that they have "UNLIMITED" access when clearly there are very concrete, defined limits both in the TOS and in practice. So instead of either 1) admitting that they are lying in their commercials or 2) investing in more infrastructure to improve congestion on the network, they decide to use "traffic shaping", packet sabotage (if Comcast can do it I'm sure Verizon can), download limits etc WITHOUT informing the customer. That's not right.
This "settlement" is not right either. It's a tap (not even a slap) on the wrist.
Anyone demanding a contract or agreement is a thief and needs to be treated as such.
The idea behind a contract is some assurance of continued business. Why would a bank loan you hundreds of thousands of dollars without some form of assurance that you will actually pay it back? Why would a telco invest in technology and infrastructure without some form of guarantee that they will be able to recover their cost?
Contracts are necessary. If you don't like them, don't sign them. No one is forcing you. Buy some carrier pigeons, make sure you pay for your house cash in advance, etc.
If you're in the UK you won't see it, due to the permanent cloud cover and rain, so don't worry about it!
However it should be pretty much overhead in the middle of the night in the NE sky, look for the Perseus constellation. Everyone in the northern hemisphere should be able to spot it according to TFA.
America ain't communist, and communism seems to be on the decline.
And what exactly does that have to do with McCarthyism? Are you implying that it's the REASON why America isn't "communist" and that the Soviet Union collapsed? Give me a break.
Before the no-fly lists four aircraft where hijacked, and afterwards?
How many aircraft were hijacked in the 6 years leading up to 2001? Wow! None, and there was no "no fly" list.
Locking and reinforcing the cabin door is much more effective than a stupid "list".
but to those who support it, it seems to work. It got them re-elected, and there ain't been no hijackings since.
There were no hijackings before, either. See if you say there is such a thing as "median" intelligence, then half the population are dumber than the other half. Unfortunately at election time the smart people feel so much apathy towards this FARCE called "democracy" that few of them went to vote. Boasting that a party got "re-elected" (barely) does not necessarily mean that a) the "party" is doing a great job or b) they are the "smart" choice.
Islamist terrorists don't nobly meet the opposing force on the field of battle and seek liberty like Washington's generation did.
That's only because technology has changed, and they don't have the firepower to do it. Of course they won't take a modern army head on, they'd be killed immediately. Guerrilla warfare is the only way a force with inferior firepower can hope to do damage. And guess what - it's pretty effective. Ask the Soviets. Ask the Colombians. Ask the Nicaraguans.
I think you missed the part where we stopped producing the chemicals that were causing the hole to expand.
And I think you missed the part where the "hole" in the ozone layer is shrinking, for the SECOND time (it did the same thing about 6-7 years ago). Wow, a natural cycle.
Also please note, there used to be glaciers everywhere. Now they're not everywhere. Hey look, the earth gets warmer all on its own!
While I agree that we humans MUST respect our environment and minimize damage, that's still not an excuse to spout bullshit.
What non-nerd user wants to do or even would know how to do this sort of thing?
No, a non nerd would do exactly what they do today. He would take his machine to a computer shop. He would be told to come back in 3 days. The techie would change the xorg.conf line, give the non nerd his computer back 3 days later and charge him $400. So what are you complaining about?
Vista is like a short bed gasoline pickup truck. You can perform most day to day tasks with it, but it gets horrible gas mileage and can't handle edge cases
Also make sure that you haul only MPAA/RIAA approved cargo. In fact, some of the time the truck will refuse to run even if you don't haul the "wrong" things. Oh and make sure you buy the special, approved brake pads and tyres (they're just the same only 5 times the price) if you want nice looking custom hubcaps, otherwise the wheels might fall off.
its basically saying that the distro should be like windows...as if somehow Window is the "baseline" for this benchmark. The whole point of using *nix/*bsd is to be different from the mainstream...be more efficient, productive, whatever.
So tell me, why does Windows try so hard to be like "X"? unix had it first. What, you think Apple and Microsoft were being ORIGINAL when they "invented" the GUI?
People LIKE GUI's, so long as they're not (too much of) a resource hog and obfuscate things instead of making them easier. Why are you trying to fight it?
because Microsoft already has >90% of the market. Be realistic: 2008 will not be the year of the Linux Desktop. Neither will 2009. Or 2010. When a company has that much marketshare and actively tries to keep others from entering the playing field, it's not really going to happen.
Yeah, they used to say that about hmm let's see, OS/360, VAX/VMS, DOS... etc. Revolutions DO happen. It's up to you if you want to be late to the game or not. The ONLY thing I can't do in linux is play the latest games, or use some "Internet Explorer only" websites. I can do EVERYTHING else just as well or better.
I'd say it's far more likely that the popularization of the INTERNET is responsible for the 90's crime reduction than "unleaded fuel" (or legalized abortion). But, as you rightly said, correlation != causation. Being covered in maggots will not necessarily kill you, even though most dead people are covered in maggots after a while...
You could always short their stock. Looking at their performance this year (on a slide down $5 since May), I doubt it's going to get better... Then you could make more than $7.32:)
Technically speaking they are not "breaking" anything. They are simply crafting and sending out packets.
So you have no problems with the telephone company changing the words you say on your phone call so that the other party thinks you're saying something else, or the post office opening your letters and changing them for other letters before delivering them, right? Get real, if you say that this isn't "breaking" something, then you are insane. The fundamental job of an ISP is to faithfully transmit the packets to and from your computer. If they ALTER the packets (and even worse, without knowing or caring what's IN the packet - a porn MPEG or a colonoscopy film?), not only are they not doing their job but they should be liable for all damages.
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I can not believe the number of false advertisements I see on the net.
but you really ARE the 10,000,000th visitor to this site!!!
Yes, a business has a right to at least attempt to make a profit. They shouldn't be required to sell money-losing products.
Which part of FALSE ADVERTISING don't you understand?
No one is trying to deny them a profit. Create a "restricted" package, advertise it as such, and sell it at the current price. But for people who want/need a faster connection, charge them more. However what they are currently doing is FRAUD. They are telling customers that they have "UNLIMITED" access when clearly there are very concrete, defined limits both in the TOS and in practice. So instead of either 1) admitting that they are lying in their commercials or 2) investing in more infrastructure to improve congestion on the network, they decide to use "traffic shaping", packet sabotage (if Comcast can do it I'm sure Verizon can), download limits etc WITHOUT informing the customer. That's not right.
This "settlement" is not right either. It's a tap (not even a slap) on the wrist.
Yeah, that's 167MB/day. Darned pirates.
Anyone demanding a contract or agreement is a thief and needs to be treated as such.
The idea behind a contract is some assurance of continued business. Why would a bank loan you hundreds of thousands of dollars without some form of assurance that you will actually pay it back? Why would a telco invest in technology and infrastructure without some form of guarantee that they will be able to recover their cost?
Contracts are necessary. If you don't like them, don't sign them. No one is forcing you. Buy some carrier pigeons, make sure you pay for your house cash in advance, etc.
If you're in the UK you won't see it, due to the permanent cloud cover and rain, so don't worry about it!
However it should be pretty much overhead in the middle of the night in the NE sky, look for the Perseus constellation. Everyone in the northern hemisphere should be able to spot it according to TFA.
but over a period of how many million years does this slowly happen?
How do you know? We ASSUME that it's a gradual thing, but maybe it's not.
America ain't communist, and communism seems to be on the decline.
And what exactly does that have to do with McCarthyism? Are you implying that it's the REASON why America isn't "communist" and that the Soviet Union collapsed? Give me a break.
Before the no-fly lists four aircraft where hijacked, and afterwards?
How many aircraft were hijacked in the 6 years leading up to 2001? Wow! None, and there was no "no fly" list.
Locking and reinforcing the cabin door is much more effective than a stupid "list".
but to those who support it, it seems to work. It got them re-elected, and there ain't been no hijackings since.
There were no hijackings before, either. See if you say there is such a thing as "median" intelligence, then half the population are dumber than the other half. Unfortunately at election time the smart people feel so much apathy towards this FARCE called "democracy" that few of them went to vote. Boasting that a party got "re-elected" (barely) does not necessarily mean that a) the "party" is doing a great job or b) they are the "smart" choice.
PS : the last hijack in the US was in 1987.
Islamist terrorists don't nobly meet the opposing force on the field of battle and seek liberty like Washington's generation did.
That's only because technology has changed, and they don't have the firepower to do it. Of course they won't take a modern army head on, they'd be killed immediately. Guerrilla warfare is the only way a force with inferior firepower can hope to do damage. And guess what - it's pretty effective. Ask the Soviets. Ask the Colombians. Ask the Nicaraguans.
Didn't we all cheer during starwars??
No. Some of us were secretly rooting for the Empire.
The airlines are going to be pissed.
Why? They'll still charge you for a ticket, even if they don't let you on the plane. Refund? Sorry we don't refund to "terrorists"...
Is there some easy and legal way to get on the list or to put other people on it?
Do something like this and I promise you you'll be on the list. Or just wear pink.
I think you missed the part where we stopped producing the chemicals that were causing the hole to expand.
And I think you missed the part where the "hole" in the ozone layer is shrinking, for the SECOND time (it did the same thing about 6-7 years ago). Wow, a natural cycle.
Also please note, there used to be glaciers everywhere. Now they're not everywhere. Hey look, the earth gets warmer all on its own!
While I agree that we humans MUST respect our environment and minimize damage, that's still not an excuse to spout bullshit.
ONLY $2 million? You've got to be joking.
What non-nerd user wants to do or even would know how to do this sort of thing?
No, a non nerd would do exactly what they do today. He would take his machine to a computer shop. He would be told to come back in 3 days. The techie would change the xorg.conf line, give the non nerd his computer back 3 days later and charge him $400. So what are you complaining about?
Vista is like a short bed gasoline pickup truck. You can perform most day to day tasks with it, but it gets horrible gas mileage and can't handle edge cases
Also make sure that you haul only MPAA/RIAA approved cargo. In fact, some of the time the truck will refuse to run even if you don't haul the "wrong" things. Oh and make sure you buy the special, approved brake pads and tyres (they're just the same only 5 times the price) if you want nice looking custom hubcaps, otherwise the wheels might fall off.
its basically saying that the distro should be like windows...as if somehow Window is the "baseline" for this benchmark. The whole point of using *nix/*bsd is to be different from the mainstream...be more efficient, productive, whatever.
So tell me, why does Windows try so hard to be like "X"? unix had it first. What, you think Apple and Microsoft were being ORIGINAL when they "invented" the GUI?
People LIKE GUI's, so long as they're not (too much of) a resource hog and obfuscate things instead of making them easier. Why are you trying to fight it?
because Microsoft already has >90% of the market. Be realistic: 2008 will not be the year of the Linux Desktop. Neither will 2009. Or 2010. When a company has that much marketshare and actively tries to keep others from entering the playing field, it's not really going to happen.
Yeah, they used to say that about hmm let's see, OS/360, VAX/VMS, DOS... etc. Revolutions DO happen. It's up to you if you want to be late to the game or not. The ONLY thing I can't do in linux is play the latest games, or use some "Internet Explorer only" websites. I can do EVERYTHING else just as well or better.
Few things I need "just work" in Linux.
Oh dear, how hard is it to type "sudo apt-get install xxxxxx" ?
I've gone back to ubuntu recently and since Feisty, I'm pleasantly surprised.
I'd say it's far more likely that the popularization of the INTERNET is responsible for the 90's crime reduction than "unleaded fuel" (or legalized abortion). But, as you rightly said, correlation != causation. Being covered in maggots will not necessarily kill you, even though most dead people are covered in maggots after a while...
You could always short their stock. Looking at their performance this year (on a slide down $5 since May), I doubt it's going to get better... Then you could make more than $7.32 :)
Technically speaking they are not "breaking" anything. They are simply crafting and sending out packets.
So you have no problems with the telephone company changing the words you say on your phone call so that the other party thinks you're saying something else, or the post office opening your letters and changing them for other letters before delivering them, right? Get real, if you say that this isn't "breaking" something, then you are insane. The fundamental job of an ISP is to faithfully transmit the packets to and from your computer. If they ALTER the packets (and even worse, without knowing or caring what's IN the packet - a porn MPEG or a colonoscopy film?), not only are they not doing their job but they should be liable for all damages.
Get this, they updated our cable box and gave us $20 off for a year!
The natives were happy when they got beads and trinkets, too.
FIRST POST!!!
I hear you have to go OUTSIDE to get there. Don't do it, it's too risky!
Oh, and tell mom to buy another case of Mountain Dew, I'm running out.
Ok, I'm sufficiently braced for the "You're a bloody pirate!" comments.
No, most slashdotters realize that you are doing all you can to fight global warming...