I just realized that Humpty Dumpty has been only half filling thir bags full of chips!
Who do I contact to sue? All the additional weight I could have gained, gone. I fee half ripped off.
Now for the serious note:
Just like anything else, businesses must stay profitable. If it means offering.5 oz less over the grand volume, save the company millions and make customers buy your brand faster, it's probably a solid business practice to recommend.
From a Sales Guy point of view, we often sell customer's services we know they pay WAY too much for and will never use, usually because of one small thing the customer needs over and over.
Except you're forgetting, BMW doesn't advertise " Drive away with your brand new BMW for only $17,000"
Oh that offer is for the first 10 kilometers. After that you owe us $25,000 more. You wanted wheels? Another low fee of $5000.00. Can I interest you in state mandatory airbags?
Been pirating from the RIAA since I was but ten and three, And I don't think I've missed single MP3, Just this old hard drive's space to lose, Now, I don't blame them cause they've gone and sued, But the stupidest thing they ever did, Was claim all their actions protected revenue.
Well, they must o' thought that is quite a joke, And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, It seems I've downloaded my whole life through. Some napster clone would die and I'd get red And some p2p'd openup and they'rd songs to multithread I tell ya, my life had nothing to do with their "revenue"
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up l33t, My hacking got hard and my wits got street, I'd roam backdoor to backdoor to hide my name. But I made a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the databases and systems far And kill that connection before it got too lame
Well, just finished with a shell I had since mid-July And I just kissed my DSL connection bye-bye I just battled a round of security with big blue At an old cybercafe in case they pulled the lud's, There at a table, spewing FUD Sat the dirty, mangy dog that "protected" the RIAA's Revenue
Well, I knew that snake was a lawyer so bad From the way he jumped up and down so mad Cause Kazzaa Lite was installed on every rented PC, no lie.... He was big and bent and gray and old, And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said: "How dare you say you protect the rights and reveue of all the bands, they only see a cent or two! All he let out was a "sigh"
That pissed me off and Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down, but to my surprise, He come up with a lawsuit in hand, and the court date was in early next year But I called right back and marked him the theif, And he forced the conversation into the non-witnessed street Acronym'in and a' cursing, I finally made him leer
I tell ya, I've stolen identities of tougher men But I really can't remember when, He tricked like a mule and presented Pocket PC and filed Another suit as he said I'd pay for this fuss, He went for his digital pen and initialed first, He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
And he said: "Son, this world is rough And if an Association is gonna make it, their legal gotta be tough And they know you'll never help the Music Monopoly along. One by one we'll take away your songs, and give you enough time to say goodbye We work with the Telco's so you'll pay high And have no choice, our over-priced CD's you'll buy And from those sales the RIAA's goes on strong"
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To report me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. But ya ought to thank me, before your case is tried, For the l33t circles, and coding skillz in ya eye Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that forces you underground when I yell "Sue.'"
I got all choked up and I threw down my palm And I recognized his crooked law, and it was there that I saw That everytime he sue'd it's True. My skillz improve, and my knack gets better Every time I find a P2P that's l33ter, and in the end, even though I think I win, The RIAA gets stats, and make then facts to continue their evil daze... And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna teach him better ways... Like buying DVD's from George and software from Bill..
Nah, the RIAA can kiss my ass cause I'll continue to pirate over prized CD's and warez and start to use linux just in spite, and support local artists with all my might, and maybe after a generation or two...
Their greed'll thin, and freedom will win, And we'll finally, finally, exhaust all their grounds to Sue.
-Yo Grark
*--Would read a lot better without slashdot telling me "Your comment had too few characters per line (currently 34.2)"--*
Hell, I've had x-setup in the control panel for years. Offers all the functionality I've ever needed. At it's most basic, it helps me avoid loading what I don't want loaded, and even better is when it helps me block MS from telling me what preferences are "mandatory". Even tells the average user when not to mess with a setting (unless you're a pro) A really good FREE app, made for the people, by the people.
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a pile made of metal not wood Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Good He never ever learned to recycle or reuse so well But he could throw out a PC, by-laws can go to hell
Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny B. Good
He use to carry his Amiga's in a gunny sack And throw it 'hind the trees by the railroad track Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade Rebellin gainst the system that the senate made People passing by would stop and say Oh my that little country boy should pay
Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny B. Good
His mama told him someday there would be a ban And he wouldn't be able to discard his lan Many laws and rulez from miles around Tellin him he had to keep his PC's or pay by the pound. Maybe someday the fines would give him a fright Johnny B. Good told them he'd just work at night...
My personal experience as a software sales rep is quite the opposite. Procurement has NO IDEA what they're buying. They're there to make sure they get the best price for it. Procurement officers are responsible for reporting, not blindly paying more. If it's the project manager that requests Open Souce, open source is what they get. Only question for procurement is where from, and how to get it at the best possible price (out to tenor is a popular phrase. The REAL people who need to be marketed to are the project managers. They need to see outstanding stability and functionality out of the box vs the status quo OS. Then you'll see more Open Source being Procured. Remember, procurement officers have no say whether something is purchased or not. That's Finance's job.
- Yo Grark Who to purchase from...RedHat, BestBuy, a local Reseller....what do you mean this is free software? How can we spend taxes blindly if we use free software?!?
As a sideline observer, I have seen Java rise and CRASH. At more than 18 customer sites, Java was regarded as amateur. Java is a great cross platform language, but it never did fulfill it's promise of a THIN Solution to bandwidth problems.
Our company spent Millions coding in Java, only to replace it with Native C 2 years later. Guess what? 55% increase in speed, 45% reduction in size, and before you knock the programmers, they're completely competant.
I know of 2 companies who put their faith completely in Java, had a great product, but somehow corporations kept waiting and waiting til Java "matured" and these comanies both went bankrupt waiting.
-YoGrark
==The opinions expressed in this opinion are not necessarily based on fact, are not necessarily reprentative of the poster==
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
There was funky drunken kids from funky Collegetown They were smoking tokes up, they were taking bong's down It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part Common friend don't be a stiff, just start singin' from the hip
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
There was funky Developer guy, who doesn't get out much He said, here comes the new tech, let's code it on He took the mike, out of the stand, started swaying with the band A sudden comotion made him stiff, now he's into a brandnew rip
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
uh-oh-uh-oh...(repeat 4 times)
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
uh-oh-uh-oh...Karaoke singing, uh-oh-uh-oh... had to be fast as lightning...
uh-oh-uh-oh...(repeat 3 times) code on code on code on uh-oh-uh-oh... yeah yeah, uh-oh-uh-oh... ***slashdotted out***
Teoma went down to 'frisco. They was lookin' for eyes & minds to steal. They were in a bind 'cause they were way behind, and they was willin' to make a deal, when they came across this engine servin' up those webpages nice and hot. Teoma jumped up on a silicon stump and said, "Boy, let me tell you what. I guess you didn't know it but I'm a search engine, too. And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you. Now, you return a pretty good search, boy, but give Teoma their due. I'll bet a RAM Disk of gold against your soul, 'cause I think I'm better than you." The engine said, "My name's Google, and it might be a sin, but I'll take your bet, and you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best that's ever been."
Comon'Google, raise up your cache and kick some ass, 'cause hell's broke loose in searches.
Teomahe deals the terms of agreement. "And if you win you get this shiny RAM Disk made of gold. But if you lose, Teoma gets your archive whole."
Teoma opened up their HD case and said, "I'll start this show." And seached "fire flew from his fingertips" and returned "The Path of The Arcane.". boy they indexed slow. Their ram made an evil hiss, a new seach missed and by the phrase resulted this: "The Path of The Arcane."
When Teoma finished, Google said, "Well, you're pretty good, you face-lifted son, but sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done.
Seachin for releavance, go chache go. Returned "The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band" oh oh oh , Feelin Lucky in the first search just go. Google, does your site bite? No, man, no.
Teoma bowed their head because they knew they'd been beat. And they laid that golden RAM on the ground at Google's feet. Google said, "Teoma, just come on back if you ever want to try again. 'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best that's ever been."
- Moral of the story? It takes a second rate search engine to bring doubt, before we fully appreciate the term: "In google we trust", which, surprisingly was found on google, but not Teoma.
Before they reset the changes I never received a single piece of spam. (remember the POP forwarding allowed them to send me a ad once a week and anything else sent by yahoo I don't consider spam).
Now, I have new spam in my mailbox, and 5 in the junkbox.
Wow. Could it be they gave ALL THAT INFO out to third parties in exchange for money, and now that one dishonorable company sold that list to another dishonorable company I will start receiving spam exponentially?
Can someone suggest another "free" email forwarding webmail service I can switch to?
I just checked again, and I got another one. *sigh*
Anyone else experiencing more spam than usual?
GOOGLE, SAVE US BY OFFERING WEBMAIL....I'LL PAY 5 BUCKS A YEAR!!!! USD EVEN!!!
Dear Mr. and Ms. representatives of Don McLean (R-TM), the Capitol Recording Empire (R-TM), and co-representing Madonna (TM), your point is valid, and if not protected by Copyright law Section 107 which provides that "the fair use of a copyrighted work . . . for purposes such as criticism [or] comment . . . is not an infringement . . .,'' I would be inclined to follow your request our of sheer fear.
And while I do not know the song "American Pie (TM)", (isn't that a movie?) I would be more than happy to tell you where I fashioned my story based on:
A long, long time ago... I can still remember how
The net used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance,
That I could make Web Sites that danced,
And maybe they'd stay up for a while.
But February made me shiver,
With every 404 I'd was delivered,
Bad news on the net
Napster's death was eminent.
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about Metalica's pride
But something touched me deep inside,
The day the RIAA cried...
Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy
we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry...
Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies,
this will be the day net dies...
Did you steal the book of love?
And do you have faith in the laws above
If their lawyer tells you so
Do you believe in rock n roll
Then pay too much for the CD and save your soul
So you can pay and pay the artist real slow
Well they knew we were in love with the net
'Cause they watched us downloading kilobits
We didn't think they'd sue off napster's shoes
No more downloading those rhythm and blues!
They were a corporation scared to lose a buck
To students downloading music by the truck
they made sure our searches were out of luck
The day that napster died
They started singin'...
Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy
we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry...
Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies,
this will be the day net dies...
Now for 2 years we've been on our own
using DC, Kazaa and GNUtella and others unknown
But that's not how it used to be
When the 56k was the fastest speed
there were no ebay bids for a coat from James Dean
Just a free net-voice that came from you and me
And while the company profits weren't looking down
commercialization stole the net's true crown
The courtroom was adjourned
New verdicts were returned
While companies registered their trade marks
We used screen names like YoGrark
And kept downloading in the dark
The day that napster died
But they kept singin'
Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy
we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry...
Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies,
this will be the day net dies...
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
We surfed free services in AC'd shelters
Broadband Eighty bucks/month and falling fast
IPO's coming out our ass
The dot-com's CEO's held a silent mass
With the accountant's on the sidelines in a cast
Now the Millenium air was sweet perfume
While free-ISP's played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the bankrupt players tried to take the field,
And 404's refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed,
The day that napster died?
We heard them singing
Bye, bye Mr.. Pirate type guy
we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry...
Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies,
this will be the day net dies...
There we were all in one place
A generation lost in space With no time left to start our download again
So come on Metalica be nimble, Metalica be quick
variations would soon stick
'Cause free is the pirater's only friend.
As we watched them on the Legal stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could take our right to miss-spel
And as lawyers fees climbed high into the night
To light the digital millenium's rite
I saw satan laughing with delight
the day that napster's died.
I met a girl who downloaded all the blues
And I asked her for some downloads too
But she just cried and turned away
I went back to my bookmark stored
Where I'd downloaded MP3's years before
But the injunction there said the music wouldn't play
And in the chatrooms the users screamed
The l33t survived and newbies dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The MP3 links all were broken
And the Program we admired most
was shut down, now Napster's toast
We heard courts decision from coast
The day that napster died
The lawyers were singin'
Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy
we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry...
Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies,
this will be the day net dies.
- That's the version Madonna should have sang. -YoGrark
1. Offer Software to students @ 4% of list. This translates to less than most text books, and less than a pack of CD's:)
2. Corner a software market and saturate it to an entire generation before they hit the job market. *ahem Unix, AT&T*
3. Reap rewards when they make future recommendations to employers.
By Allowing students to pay a ridiculously small amount for software initially, they do infact purchase it for full price later on with corporations money....something they can justify:)
Now, the report says a decline in piracy? Nah, just a slight increase in "legitimate for school" software purchases. They still pirate Music and games, but at least we get the revenue of what they can afford for some APPZ!
Much like SGI boxes for the average desktop, Rambus plays it's part to a niche market. (Though I'll be damned if I'm going to stay in a job that makes this ram standard build)
When price isn't an issue, and politics not a motivater, it's amazing what ends up in the niche.
-Slashot is like a sewer, what you get out of it, pretty much depends on what you put into it.. - Updated Tom Lehr.
Do you know anyone who rewinds last night's episode of $TV_SHOW, hits Play, and lets it run through to the end with no interruptions, no fast-forwarding, etc.?
Yeah, me, after I forget to grab the remote ontop of the vcr, and am too lazy to get up off the couch.( Or until one of the kids come home...that is why we have kids right?)
This is a sig....HTML codes?!?...damn another new fangdangled thing to learn...
From an employee who watched 3 years of development die in 6 months because their entire company programming changed to java.....I second the uh-oh notion.
Seeing the MPAA react to their "business". It will yield 2 results. Improve the MPAA's copyright restrictions WorldWide, allowing the recording industry to follow suite, or create very bad blood between tiwan and the US, resulting in less exporting of movies, which affect DVD sales internationally, and things like movie paraphanalia. Betcha the Tiwan government will close them down before the US does.
Slashdot Mirror
I just realized that Humpty Dumpty has been only half filling thir bags full of chips!
.5 oz less over the grand volume, save the company millions and make customers buy your brand faster, it's probably a solid business practice to recommend.
Who do I contact to sue? All the additional weight I could have gained, gone. I fee half ripped off.
Now for the serious note:
Just like anything else, businesses must stay profitable. If it means offering
From a Sales Guy point of view, we often sell customer's services we know they pay WAY too much for and will never use, usually because of one small thing the customer needs over and over.
-Yo Grark
"and uncompleted sig is like
Except you're forgetting, BMW doesn't advertise
" Drive away with your brand new BMW for only $17,000"
Oh that offer is for the first 10 kilometers. After that you owe us $25,000 more. You wanted wheels? Another low fee of $5000.00. Can I interest you in state mandatory airbags?
-Yo Grark
"Canadian Bred with American buttering"
Actually, this one was to a boy named sue.
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The other one I was referring to was
http://slashdot.org/comments.plsid=30201&cid=32
THAT one was set to American Pie. About napster dying and us coming of age.
-Yo Grark
"l33t enough to use terms like this"
No worries....
Glad you found it amusing. Personally I liked my "American Pie" song better, but Feel free to email me yogrark-at-hotmail.com.
I like your edits!
No, I'm referring to today specifically.
Can't SEE?
What kind of crap is that?
Been pirating from the RIAA since I was but ten and three, And I don't think I've missed single MP3, Just this old hard drive's space to lose, Now, I don't blame them cause they've gone and sued, But the stupidest thing they ever did, Was claim all their actions protected revenue.
Well, they must o' thought that is quite a joke, And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, It seems I've downloaded my whole life through. Some napster clone would die and I'd get red And some p2p'd openup and they'rd songs to multithread I tell ya, my life had nothing to do with their "revenue"
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up l33t, My hacking got hard and my wits got street, I'd roam backdoor to backdoor to hide my name. But I made a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the databases and systems far And kill that connection before it got too lame
Well, just finished with a shell I had since mid-July And I just kissed my DSL connection bye-bye I just battled a round of security with big blue At an old cybercafe in case they pulled the lud's, There at a table, spewing FUD Sat the dirty, mangy dog that "protected" the RIAA's Revenue
Well, I knew that snake was a lawyer so bad From the way he jumped up and down so mad Cause Kazzaa Lite was installed on every rented PC, no lie.... He was big and bent and gray and old, And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said: "How dare you say you protect the rights and reveue of all the bands, they only see a cent or two! All he let out was a "sigh"
That pissed me off and Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down, but to my surprise, He come up with a lawsuit in hand, and the court date was in early next year But I called right back and marked him the theif, And he forced the conversation into the non-witnessed street Acronym'in and a' cursing, I finally made him leer
I tell ya, I've stolen identities of tougher men But I really can't remember when, He tricked like a mule and presented Pocket PC and filed Another suit as he said I'd pay for this fuss, He went for his digital pen and initialed first, He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
And he said: "Son, this world is rough And if an Association is gonna make it, their legal gotta be tough And they know you'll never help the Music Monopoly along. One by one we'll take away your songs, and give you enough time to say goodbye We work with the Telco's so you'll pay high And have no choice, our over-priced CD's you'll buy And from those sales the RIAA's goes on strong"
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To report me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. But ya ought to thank me, before your case is tried, For the l33t circles, and coding skillz in ya eye Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that forces you underground when I yell "Sue.'"
I got all choked up and I threw down my palm And I recognized his crooked law, and it was there that I saw That everytime he sue'd it's True. My skillz improve, and my knack gets better Every time I find a P2P that's l33ter, and in the end, even though I think I win, The RIAA gets stats, and make then facts to continue their evil daze... And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna teach him better ways... Like buying DVD's from George and software from Bill..
Nah, the RIAA can kiss my ass cause I'll continue to pirate over prized CD's and warez and start to use linux just in spite, and support local artists with all my might,
and maybe after a generation or two...
Their greed'll thin, and freedom will win, And we'll finally, finally, exhaust all their grounds to Sue.
-Yo Grark
*--Would read a lot better without slashdot telling me "Your comment had too few characters per line (currently 34.2)"--*
Control Panel Applet?
Hell, I've had x-setup in the control panel for years. Offers all the functionality I've ever needed. At it's most basic, it helps me avoid loading what I don't want loaded, and even better is when it helps me block MS from telling me what preferences are "mandatory". Even tells the average user when not to mess with a setting (unless you're a pro) A really good FREE app, made for the people, by the people.
http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/
-Yo Grark
Watzup with today's google doodle?
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a pile made of metal not wood
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Good
He never ever learned to recycle or reuse so well
But he could throw out a PC, by-laws can go to hell
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Good
He use to carry his Amiga's in a gunny sack
And throw it 'hind the trees by the railroad track
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade
Rebellin gainst the system that the senate made
People passing by would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy should pay
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Good
His mama told him someday there would be a ban
And he wouldn't be able to discard his lan
Many laws and rulez from miles around
Tellin him he had to keep his PC's or pay by the pound.
Maybe someday the fines would give him a fright
Johnny B. Good told them he'd just work at night...
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go
Johnny B. Good
No troll problem when you cruise the posts at only 2 or higher!
-YoGrark
-==Wait...how come I never see my own posts?==-
My personal experience as a software sales rep is quite the opposite. Procurement has NO IDEA what they're buying. They're there to make sure they get the best price for it. Procurement officers are responsible for reporting, not blindly paying more. If it's the project manager that requests Open Souce, open source is what they get. Only question for procurement is where from, and how to get it at the best possible price (out to tenor is a popular phrase. The REAL people who need to be marketed to are the project managers. They need to see outstanding stability and functionality out of the box vs the status quo OS. Then you'll see more Open Source being Procured. Remember, procurement officers have no say whether something is purchased or not. That's Finance's job.
- Yo Grark
Who to purchase from...RedHat, BestBuy, a local Reseller....what do you mean this is free software? How can we spend taxes blindly if we use free software?!?
As a sideline observer, I have seen Java rise and CRASH. At more than 18 customer sites, Java was regarded as amateur. Java is a great cross platform language, but it never did fulfill it's promise of a THIN Solution to bandwidth problems.
Our company spent Millions coding in Java, only to replace it with Native C 2 years later. Guess what? 55% increase in speed, 45% reduction in size, and before you knock the programmers, they're completely competant.
I know of 2 companies who put their faith completely in Java, had a great product, but somehow corporations kept waiting and waiting til Java "matured" and these comanies both went bankrupt waiting.
-YoGrark
==The opinions expressed in this opinion are not necessarily based on fact, are not necessarily reprentative of the poster==
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
There was funky drunken kids from funky Collegetown
They were smoking tokes up, they were taking bong's down
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
Common friend don't be a stiff, just start singin' from the hip
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
There was funky Developer guy, who doesn't get out much
He said, here comes the new tech, let's code it on
He took the mike, out of the stand, started swaying with the band
A sudden comotion made him stiff, now he's into a brandnew rip
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
uh-oh-uh-oh...(repeat 4 times)
Everybody was Karaoke singing, those lyrics went by as fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they kept up with expert timing
uh-oh-uh-oh...Karaoke singing, uh-oh-uh-oh... had to be fast as lightning...
uh-oh-uh-oh...(repeat 3 times) code on code on code on
uh-oh-uh-oh... yeah yeah, uh-oh-uh-oh... ***slashdotted out***
-YoGrark
"No Gnu's is not necessarily good gnu's"
Teoma went down to 'frisco. They was lookin' for eyes & minds to steal. They were in a bind 'cause they were way behind, and they was willin' to make a deal, when they came across this engine servin' up those webpages nice and hot. Teoma jumped up on a silicon stump and said, "Boy, let me tell you what. I guess you didn't know it but I'm a search engine, too. And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you. Now, you return a pretty good search, boy, but give Teoma their due. I'll bet a RAM Disk of gold against your soul, 'cause I think I'm better than you." The engine said, "My name's Google, and it might be a sin, but I'll take your bet, and you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best that's ever been."
Comon'Google, raise up your cache and kick some ass, 'cause hell's broke loose in searches.
Teomahe deals the terms of agreement. "And if you win you get this shiny RAM Disk made of gold. But if you lose, Teoma gets your archive whole."
Teoma opened up their HD case and said, "I'll start this show." And seached "fire flew from his fingertips" and returned "The Path of The Arcane.". boy they indexed slow. Their ram made an evil hiss, a new seach missed and by the phrase resulted this: "The Path of The Arcane."
When Teoma finished, Google said, "Well, you're pretty good, you face-lifted son, but sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done.
Seachin for releavance, go chache go. Returned "The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band" oh oh oh , Feelin Lucky in the first search just go. Google, does your site bite? No, man, no.
Teoma bowed their head because they knew they'd been beat. And they laid that golden RAM on the ground at Google's feet. Google said, "Teoma, just come on back if you ever want to try again. 'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best that's ever been."
- Moral of the story? It takes a second rate search engine to bring doubt, before we fully appreciate the term: "In google we trust", which, surprisingly was found on google, but not Teoma.
-YoGrark
This just happened to me.
Before they reset the changes I never received a single piece of spam. (remember the POP forwarding allowed them to send me a ad once a week and anything else sent by yahoo I don't consider spam).
Now, I have new spam in my mailbox, and 5 in the junkbox.
Wow. Could it be they gave ALL THAT INFO out to third parties in exchange for money, and now that one dishonorable company sold that list to another dishonorable company I will start receiving spam exponentially?
Can someone suggest another "free" email forwarding webmail service I can switch to?
I just checked again, and I got another one. *sigh*
Anyone else experiencing more spam than usual?
GOOGLE, SAVE US BY OFFERING WEBMAIL....I'LL PAY 5 BUCKS A YEAR!!!! USD EVEN!!!
- YoGrark
- a tagline with an ending is
Fuck it.
Tired of trying to posting the right link only to have it modified.
Let them figure it out.
That's what they get paid for anyway.
-YG
Proper link is
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http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=11746&cid=2
Mr. and Ms. representatives of Don McLean (R-TM), the Capitol Recording Empire (R-TM), and co-representing Madonna (TM).
Thank you.
Dear Mr. and Ms. representatives of Don McLean (R-TM), the Capitol Recording Empire (R-TM), and co-representing Madonna (TM), your point is valid, and if not protected by Copyright law Section 107 which provides that "the fair use of a copyrighted work . . . for purposes such as criticism [or] comment . . . is not an infringement . . . ,'' I would be inclined to follow your request our of sheer fear.
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And while I do not know the song "American Pie (TM)", (isn't that a movie?) I would be more than happy to tell you where I fashioned my story based on:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=11746&cid=2
If he is infringing on your trademarks you better hurry and get him or people might think you don't know what you're doing!
- YoGrark
(Next thing you know, They'll be telling us it's illegal to download cracks for educational research.)
--Remember, 50% of all taglines either are, or are not.--
I Will....when the occasion strikes.
Don't worry....
- For the Layman, by the layman, slashdot will no longer be just for geeks!
Absolutely agree.
Now why don't my carriage returns work in plain text?
A long, long time ago... I can still remember how The net used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make Web Sites that danced, And maybe they'd stay up for a while. But February made me shiver, With every 404 I'd was delivered, Bad news on the net Napster's death was eminent. I can't remember if I cried When I read about Metalica's pride But something touched me deep inside, The day the RIAA cried... Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry... Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies, this will be the day net dies... Did you steal the book of love? And do you have faith in the laws above If their lawyer tells you so Do you believe in rock n roll Then pay too much for the CD and save your soul So you can pay and pay the artist real slow Well they knew we were in love with the net 'Cause they watched us downloading kilobits We didn't think they'd sue off napster's shoes No more downloading those rhythm and blues! They were a corporation scared to lose a buck To students downloading music by the truck they made sure our searches were out of luck The day that napster died They started singin'... Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry... Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies, this will be the day net dies... Now for 2 years we've been on our own using DC, Kazaa and GNUtella and others unknown But that's not how it used to be When the 56k was the fastest speed there were no ebay bids for a coat from James Dean Just a free net-voice that came from you and me And while the company profits weren't looking down commercialization stole the net's true crown The courtroom was adjourned New verdicts were returned While companies registered their trade marks We used screen names like YoGrark And kept downloading in the dark The day that napster died But they kept singin' Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry... Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies, this will be the day net dies... Helter Skelter in a summer swelter We surfed free services in AC'd shelters Broadband Eighty bucks/month and falling fast IPO's coming out our ass The dot-com's CEO's held a silent mass With the accountant's on the sidelines in a cast Now the Millenium air was sweet perfume While free-ISP's played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance 'Cause the bankrupt players tried to take the field, And 404's refused to yield. Do you recall what was revealed, The day that napster died? We heard them singing Bye, bye Mr.. Pirate type guy we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry... Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies, this will be the day net dies... There we were all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start our download again So come on Metalica be nimble, Metalica be quick variations would soon stick 'Cause free is the pirater's only friend. As we watched them on the Legal stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could take our right to miss-spel And as lawyers fees climbed high into the night To light the digital millenium's rite I saw satan laughing with delight the day that napster's died. I met a girl who downloaded all the blues And I asked her for some downloads too But she just cried and turned away I went back to my bookmark stored Where I'd downloaded MP3's years before But the injunction there said the music wouldn't play And in the chatrooms the users screamed The l33t survived and newbies dreamed But not a word was spoken The MP3 links all were broken And the Program we admired most was shut down, now Napster's toast We heard courts decision from coast The day that napster died The lawyers were singin' Bye, bye Mr. Pirate type guy we shut Down Napster, and their partners cause our pockets were dry... Sued those good ol' boys with our lawyers paid high, Singing this will be the day the net dies, this will be the day net dies. - That's the version Madonna should have sang. -YoGrark
I definately see the logic in the following.
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1. Offer Software to students @ 4% of list. This translates to less than most text books, and less than a pack of CD's
2. Corner a software market and saturate it to an entire generation before they hit the job market. *ahem Unix, AT&T*
3. Reap rewards when they make future recommendations to employers.
By Allowing students to pay a ridiculously small amount for software initially, they do infact purchase it for full price later on with corporations money....something they can justify
Now, the report says a decline in piracy? Nah, just a slight increase in "legitimate for school" software purchases. They still pirate Music and games, but at least we get the revenue of what they can afford for some APPZ!
- 50% of all taglines are, or are not.
Much like SGI boxes for the average desktop, Rambus plays it's part to a niche market. (Though I'll be damned if I'm going to stay in a job that makes this ram standard build)
When price isn't an issue, and politics not a motivater, it's amazing what ends up in the niche.
-Slashot is like a sewer, what you get out of it, pretty much depends on what you put into it.. - Updated Tom Lehr.
Yeah, me, after I forget to grab the remote ontop of the vcr, and am too lazy to get up off the couch.( Or until one of the kids come home...that is why we have kids right?)
This is a sig....HTML codes?!?...damn another new fangdangled thing to learn...
From an employee who watched 3 years of development die in 6 months because their entire company programming changed to java.....I second the uh-oh notion.
Seeing the MPAA react to their "business". It will yield 2 results. Improve the MPAA's copyright restrictions WorldWide, allowing the recording industry to follow suite, or create very bad blood between tiwan and the US, resulting in less exporting of movies, which affect DVD sales internationally, and things like movie paraphanalia. Betcha the Tiwan government will close them down before the US does.