"So, in the future I might have to bring multiple changes of clothes with me if I want to go shopping at multiple stores to make sure I don't get confused with the employees?"
No need to go so far. Just wear a loose fitting gray coverall with the words "NOT AN EMPLOYEE" stenciled on the back. That should cut down on requests for help by at least 50%.
"He might possibly be able to get away with ripping off a huge number of legit investors once, but he's going to find it increasingly difficult to raise the money if he establishes a pattern of doing this."
And yet, somehow, this guy still has investors lining up to dump money on his long running scam and these guys still seem to receive millions of dollars in venture capital, possibly from the Tooth Fairy who is at least as real as the product they have been hawking for the past four years.
I think you may be overestimating the intelligence of people who have money to invest. It seems that they are nowhere near as clever as we would like them to be.
"I warned [a tech support supervisor] that VZ has a public relations problem but she was too clueless to understand."
Having worked in tech support for a large company, I can assure you that the position of supervisor for a tech support call centre really doesn't have nearly as much influence on coprorate public relations as you seem to think that it has.
Most of the people in her position would be surprised to find out that any one from the head office even knows that they exist, let alone cares about what they do or asks their opinion on issues like PR. It's normal to be annoyed when a company like Verizon screws up like this, but lashing out at the tech support staff just because they're the easist people to reach really doesn't help anybody.
Well, usually it isn't, but if there were a sign specificly instructing you not to then that would be trespassing.
It's a pretty lousy example, but somebody recently trashed my front lawn so it's one that's stuck in my head at the moment.
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You seem to believe that there is some kind of legal status to "Abandonware" and that it is somehow equivalent to being in the public domain.
Most "Abandonware" is still legally under copyright, it's just a copyright that is not currently actively defended. There is no law that says "It's okay to do anything you want with this", only an understanding that you probably won't get sued for doing it today.
It's like sitting on the grass when the nearest police officer is having lunch, or parking in a pay lot after the attendant has gone home. You're not doing anything that you have a clear right to do, but you are getting away with doing something because there's nobody there to stop you at the time.
Looking at just who is being quoted can be informative too.
For example, if you pick up an SF book with words of praise on the back cover from Anne McCaffrey and Marion Zimmer Bradley, then you might just want to put it down and walk away quietly before anybody sees you. Those two were the most pathologically nice people in the industry, and would have found a way to describe The Eye of Argon as "Delightful" and "Breathtaking". On the other hand, seeing a back cover quote from Orson Scott Card really means something, as a book has to really have something to get him to read past the first ten pages, let alone write a quote for it.
Thank you, Anonymous Coward, for your helpful advice on Slashdot trolling.
"unless you write down on your phone that #1 you linked it to a PayPal account, and #2 your PIN, then you should be fine."
I've known Muslim women who were more streetwise than you.
Here's a tip. Next time you're out in a public place, and you use a credit card or Interac card, or even loudly saying "I'll pay for this" and then waving your phone around, look around you. Think about just how many people could be watching you and what they can see. Then ask yourself just how "fine" you are.
This is PayPal we're talking about. I'm sure that "Don't let your phone be stolen" is part of their Terms of Use, so as soon as you report that you have lost it they will immediately freeze your account, charge you a substantial fee, and then claim that you have been flagged as a possible fraud risk and confiscate what's left of your money.
The article was four pages of chest thumping and "Women have boobs so they can't game like I do", followed by two pages of fierce backpedalling and a few moments of actual thought. The reactions you so glibly dismiss are to those first four pages. Pretending that they don't exist doesn't help anybody.
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EVERYBODY can understand that.
No need to go so far. Just wear a loose fitting gray coverall with the words "NOT AN EMPLOYEE" stenciled on the back. That should cut down on requests for help by at least 50%.
"Please! Please sell me an extended warranty on my service contract!"
If it was diculous yesterday, it can be rediculous today.
Here I thought /. was going to review Burning Angel.
I know, let's ask the Internet.
Interesting Perl script.
It's also rule number 26 in sendmail.cf.
And yet, somehow, this guy still has investors lining up to dump money on his long running scam and these guys still seem to receive millions of dollars in venture capital, possibly from the Tooth Fairy who is at least as real as the product they have been hawking for the past four years.
I think you may be overestimating the intelligence of people who have money to invest. It seems that they are nowhere near as clever as we would like them to be.
You can touch your Wii. You know, down there.
Oh, come on. When is the last time you saw a Microsoft Word document that was small enough to fit on a floppy?
How about HaXXXor? You can't get any more realistic than that.
That damned president learned how to act over twenty years ago. When an otherwise good actor shows up in a new role and acts like a cardboard cutout of Keanu Reeves, I'm more inclined to blame the director.
"Eventually"? From what I have heard that train has already left the station.
Having worked in tech support for a large company, I can assure you that the position of supervisor for a tech support call centre really doesn't have nearly as much influence on coprorate public relations as you seem to think that it has.
Most of the people in her position would be surprised to find out that any one from the head office even knows that they exist, let alone cares about what they do or asks their opinion on issues like PR. It's normal to be annoyed when a company like Verizon screws up like this, but lashing out at the tech support staff just because they're the easist people to reach really doesn't help anybody.
It's a pretty lousy example, but somebody recently trashed my front lawn so it's one that's stuck in my head at the moment.
Most "Abandonware" is still legally under copyright, it's just a copyright that is not currently actively defended. There is no law that says "It's okay to do anything you want with this", only an understanding that you probably won't get sued for doing it today.
It's like sitting on the grass when the nearest police officer is having lunch, or parking in a pay lot after the attendant has gone home. You're not doing anything that you have a clear right to do, but you are getting away with doing something because there's nobody there to stop you at the time.
We could refer to it as the noosphere if that would make you happier.
To say nothing of their producers, who do lines off of their asses.
No, not really. All that stuff was on my computer when I bought it.
For example, if you pick up an SF book with words of praise on the back cover from Anne McCaffrey and Marion Zimmer Bradley, then you might just want to put it down and walk away quietly before anybody sees you. Those two were the most pathologically nice people in the industry, and would have found a way to describe The Eye of Argon as "Delightful" and "Breathtaking". On the other hand, seeing a back cover quote from Orson Scott Card really means something, as a book has to really have something to get him to read past the first ten pages, let alone write a quote for it.
Yes, I should understand how the PayPal service works.
"Stop being just another /. PayPal troll."
Thank you, Anonymous Coward, for your helpful advice on Slashdot trolling.
"unless you write down on your phone that #1 you linked it to a PayPal account, and #2 your PIN, then you should be fine."
I've known Muslim women who were more streetwise than you.
Here's a tip. Next time you're out in a public place, and you use a credit card or Interac card, or even loudly saying "I'll pay for this" and then waving your phone around, look around you. Think about just how many people could be watching you and what they can see. Then ask yourself just how "fine" you are.
I liked the original look better.
This is PayPal we're talking about. I'm sure that "Don't let your phone be stolen" is part of their Terms of Use, so as soon as you report that you have lost it they will immediately freeze your account, charge you a substantial fee, and then claim that you have been flagged as a possible fraud risk and confiscate what's left of your money.
The article was four pages of chest thumping and "Women have boobs so they can't game like I do", followed by two pages of fierce backpedalling and a few moments of actual thought. The reactions you so glibly dismiss are to those first four pages. Pretending that they don't exist doesn't help anybody.
I would think that making an effort to publish a less horrifying design in the first place might be the sane thing to do.