I also have a solution--a fee on email. Make it insignificant, say.0001 cents per email. If you send 100 emails, it costs you 1 cent. We can all afford this, but spammers sending millions of emails cannot. Problem solved. Of course, it will be difficult to set this rate at a level that keeps eveyone happy, but if I have to pay an extra $1/month to be spam free, it's a small price to pay.
Eudora has actually come out with a new version that's not just some minor update/bugfix (it's even called a significant update in this review: http://www.eetimes.com/pressreleases/prne wswire/96 761
Spam filter even! (though people I talked with who've tried it complained of false positives)
That 20 questions is pretty interesting. I picked "joystick" an here's how it played out:
You win
You were thinking of a joystick. Can it be washed? You said Partly, I say No. Could it be found in a classroom? You said Maybe, I say No. Does it have writing on it? You said No, I say Yes. Is it commonly used? You said Depends, I say Yes. Does it involve contact with other humans? You said Sometimes, I say No. Is it usually colorful? You said Sometimes, I say Doubtful. Can you use it at school? You said Sometimes, I say No. Can it be painted? You said Yes, I say No. Is it shiny? You said Partly, I say No.
Contradictions Detected: It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again. Similar Objects: a model (something you build), a figurine, a cube, a chess piece, a monitor, a mouse pointer, a porcelain doll, an action figure, a hand-held computer, glitter (little sparkly bits), a trackball, a snow globe (toy).
Uncommon Knowledge about a joystick: Does it have a handle? I say Yes. Is it heavier than a pound of butter? I say Yes. Can you switch it on and off? I say Probably. Is it a renewable resource? I say Probably. Does it have paws? I say Probably. Is it green or black? I say Probably. Is it tapered? I say Probably. Does it spin? I say Probably. Do you find it in space? I say Probably. Is it killed for its fur? I say Probably. Do you use it at night? I say Yes. Does it have wide feet? I say Probably. Does it help accomplish tasks? I say Yes. Can it be measured? I say Doubtful. Is it black? I say Yes. Is it black and white? I say Probably.
I like that it thought a joystick was likely to be killed for its fur.
When I read Burning Chrome, I was simply amazed that Gibson managed to sqeeze that story into 23 pages. The movie sucked because Keanu can't act his way out of a paper bag, and the special effects weren't quite there. When this movie is remade (and mark my words, it will be) it is going to be amazing.
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I also have a solution--a fee on email. Make it insignificant, say .0001 cents per email. If you send 100 emails, it costs you 1 cent. We can all afford this, but spammers sending millions of emails cannot.
Problem solved.
Of course, it will be difficult to set this rate at a level that keeps eveyone happy, but if I have to pay an extra $1/month to be spam free, it's a small price to pay.
Eudora has actually come out with a new version that's not just some minor update/bugfix (it's even called a significant update in this review:e wswire/96 761
http://www.eetimes.com/pressreleases/prn
Spam filter even! (though people I talked with who've tried it complained of false positives)
That 20 questions is pretty interesting. I picked "joystick" an here's how it played out:
You win
You were thinking of a joystick.
Can it be washed? You said Partly, I say No.
Could it be found in a classroom? You said Maybe, I say No.
Does it have writing on it? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it commonly used? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Does it involve contact with other humans? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Is it usually colorful? You said Sometimes, I say Doubtful.
Can you use it at school? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Can it be painted? You said Yes, I say No.
Is it shiny? You said Partly, I say No.
Contradictions Detected:
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.
Similar Objects:
a model (something you build), a figurine, a cube, a chess piece, a monitor, a mouse pointer, a porcelain doll, an action figure, a hand-held computer, glitter (little sparkly bits), a trackball, a snow globe (toy).
Uncommon Knowledge about a joystick:
Does it have a handle? I say Yes.
Is it heavier than a pound of butter? I say Yes.
Can you switch it on and off? I say Probably.
Is it a renewable resource? I say Probably.
Does it have paws? I say Probably.
Is it green or black? I say Probably.
Is it tapered? I say Probably.
Does it spin? I say Probably.
Do you find it in space? I say Probably.
Is it killed for its fur? I say Probably.
Do you use it at night? I say Yes.
Does it have wide feet? I say Probably.
Does it help accomplish tasks? I say Yes.
Can it be measured? I say Doubtful.
Is it black? I say Yes.
Is it black and white? I say Probably.
I like that it thought a joystick was likely to be killed for its fur.
When I read Burning Chrome, I was simply amazed that Gibson managed to sqeeze that story into 23 pages. The movie sucked because Keanu can't act his way out of a paper bag, and the special effects weren't quite there. When this movie is remade (and mark my words, it will be) it is going to be amazing.
Norton's Crashguard (aka CrashHard) was supposed to help you recover from crashes in Mac OS 8, but in actuality it caused more crashes than it cured.