spam will exist as long there are
advertisers who believe there are people who are willing to pay for junk stuff based on spam.
Unfortunately, they seem to have a strong believe. With subject lines that are almost illegible, consist of arbitrary words, or contain random names at the off-chance to make it look like a personal message, I've always wondered who would read more than the subject before throwing that junk out.
IIRC, a recent study showed that up to 12% of the recipients of spam actually went ahead and bought the advertized product.
Looks like human stupidity is still the main contributing factor to the whole spam problem...
Actually, the firewall has been there since 10.0. They only added a GUI for it in 10.2. Before that, you had to use 3rd-party software to configure it.
Incidentally, I just received confirmation from the BBC shop that my copy of the third Hitch Hiker's Guide radio show has shipped, so I'll soon be having this (minus the "Don't Panic" sticker, alas...):-)
I use to joke that on German TV, you can see more nudity during the commercial breaks than during the actual movie (which, more often than not, is from the US...).
I ordered my 10.1 upgrade from Apple. Just after I've mailed the order, I realised I'd forgotten to include the coupon. So I sent off another order (this time with the coupon).
Guess what? I got two upgrade packages. No questions asked...
You haven't been to Europe lately, have you? Over here, they sell these things that look like CDs but aren't.
I'm talking about copy-protected CDs that won't play in your computer's CD-ROM drive. For the third time now, I actually had to import a CD from the US just to get it without what should better be described as a protection against listing to it.
Hey, MI, just because I prefer to listen to my music on my computer doesn't mean I plan to share it with strangers on a P2P service. I mean, I paid for it, so why do you think I'm going to give it away for free?
This was probably the same presentation Herb gave at the ACCU conference in Oxford (UK) last week.
It was my understanding, though, that these extensions were carefully designed NOT to conflict with the existing C++ standard, but that they didn't plan to incorporate them into the core language either (or at least not yet). I remember Herb saying something along the lines that "C++/CLR" was an awkward name for these extensions but that it had been chosen exactly so that it could not be confused with the actual C++ language.
They do, I think, plan to apply for a standard for those extensions but, again, not as a part of C++ itself.
When I first read that they wanted to introduce the Borg in Enterprise, my immediate reaction was "oh , please, NO!". But then I started thinking about it...
So, we're several hundred years before the timeline where the Borg were first introduced to the Star Trek universe. This means that the Borg themselves may not be that highly-evolved yet.
So what if Archer and crew came across some pre-Borg civilsation, not realizing that these would end up being Star Fleet's worst enemy in the future? They could even HELP them in some way or another. That would make an interesting twist - Star Fleet being haunted by its own creation.
I like that idea. Of course, the writers will have to refrain from ever mentioning that episode again in any of the future plots (and I somehow doubt that they can resist the temptation when rates are going down next time).
Don't really want to brag about it, but I guess I found this one originally - and by sheer accident. At least my post to a German Mac newsgroup predates that mailing list post by a couple of hours...
your's is not one I have ever seen, is it new or just not widely available?
It's sold by a company in Germany. But since it has a "made in China" sticker on the back I wouldn't be too surprised if it was available under a different name from another company.
... apart from those mentioned by others in this thread. To which I would like to add the "Microboss MP3 Pocket" player that I own. It's a tiny little box that takes ordinary CF cards (no microdrives, alas) onto which you can store ordinary MP3s. And at approx. $50, it's only half the price of the device from the above review.
For those who are interested (and can read German), I wrote a little review about the Microboss player.
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IIRC, a recent study showed that up to 12% of the recipients of spam actually went ahead and bought the advertized product.
Looks like human stupidity is still the main contributing factor to the whole spam problem ...
Actually, the firewall has been there since 10.0. They only added a GUI for it in 10.2. Before that, you had to use 3rd-party software to configure it.
Incidentally, I just received confirmation from the BBC shop that my copy of the third Hitch Hiker's Guide radio show has shipped, so I'll soon be having this (minus the "Don't Panic" sticker, alas ...) :-)
gmail.com belonged to someone else originally. Google only bought it from them lateron.
I use to joke that on German TV, you can see more nudity during the commercial breaks than during the actual movie (which, more often than not, is from the US ...).
bye, Dirk
They weren't even necessary back then.
...
I ordered my 10.1 upgrade from Apple. Just after I've mailed the order, I realised I'd forgotten to include the coupon. So I sent off another order (this time with the coupon).
Guess what? I got two upgrade packages. No questions asked
bye, Dirk
You haven't been to Europe lately, have you? Over here, they sell these things that look like CDs but aren't.
I'm talking about copy-protected CDs that won't play in your computer's CD-ROM drive. For the third time now, I actually had to import a CD from the US just to get it without what should better be described as a protection against listing to it.
Hey, MI, just because I prefer to listen to my music on my computer doesn't mean I plan to share it with strangers on a P2P service. I mean, I paid for it, so why do you think I'm going to give it away for free?
bye, Dirk
This was probably the same presentation Herb gave at the ACCU conference in Oxford (UK) last week.
It was my understanding, though, that these extensions were carefully designed NOT to conflict with the existing C++ standard, but that they didn't plan to incorporate them into the core language either (or at least not yet). I remember Herb saying something along the lines that "C++/CLR" was an awkward name for these extensions but that it had been chosen exactly so that it could not be confused with the actual C++ language.
They do, I think, plan to apply for a standard for those extensions but, again, not as a part of C++ itself.
bye, Dirk
bye, Dirk
When I first read that they wanted to introduce the Borg in Enterprise, my immediate reaction was "oh , please, NO!". But then I started thinking about it ...
So, we're several hundred years before the timeline where the Borg were first introduced to the Star Trek universe. This means that the Borg themselves may not be that highly-evolved yet.
So what if Archer and crew came across some pre-Borg civilsation, not realizing that these would end up being Star Fleet's worst enemy in the future? They could even HELP them in some way or another. That would make an interesting twist - Star Fleet being haunted by its own creation.
I like that idea. Of course, the writers will have to refrain from ever mentioning that episode again in any of the future plots (and I somehow doubt that they can resist the temptation when rates are going down next time).
bye, Dirk
Of course, I also reported it on Apple's MacOS X Feedback form. Use that one, they really do seem to read it.
bye, Dirk
your's is not one I have ever seen, is it new or just not widely available?
It's sold by a company in Germany. But since it has a "made in China" sticker on the back I wouldn't be too surprised if it was available under a different name from another company.
bye, Dirk
NO OTHER MP3 PLAYER WILL DO THIS.
... apart from those mentioned by others in this thread. To which I would like to add the "Microboss MP3 Pocket" player that I own. It's a tiny little box that takes ordinary CF cards (no microdrives, alas) onto which you can store ordinary MP3s. And at approx. $50, it's only half the price of the device from the above review.
For those who are interested (and can read German), I wrote a little review about the Microboss player.
bye, Dirk