How about this -- I go to B&N and look around for a book. If I want it *right now* I can pay the B&N price, but if I want to save some money and don't mind waiting, I can carry the book to a kiosk in the store, run the bar code under a scanner, and an order form for amazon.com will pop up. I swipe my credit card and it's shipped to me.
How does the bookstore make out? They get the 4% affiliate commission from amazon.com -- and while I don't know if they usually make more than 4% from the sale of a physical book (I would suspect they do), it's still better than the kick in the butt they get now. Plus, they'd soon figure out how many books they need to keep in stock -- fewer, I believe, since a certain percentage of certain types of customers will want to order.
As much as I despise new laws always popping up, I *really* wish we could make it legal to audio/video record *any* government official in the course of their work. Without notice or permission. If they're "on the job" they should be fair game for being recorded by their employer (us). It would solve a lot of problems if "they" didn't think they were above "us."
By announcingh early they get the drool factor going, and...
1. When the new crop of iPods with all those features (minus the phone) comes out in a couple months, many will jump to buy one
2. In June when the iPhone comes out, a lot of those SAME people will want the phone and will buy a new unit.
That means two sales for Apple instead of just one. As for me, I hope the new iPod is just like the iPhone without the phone part (take out phone parts, put in hard drive) -- I'd jump at that in a heartbeat. With the phone I won't buy because Cingular doesn't work in Alaska.
In fact, TFA says exactly the opposite -- says he told the banks what the problems were, provided details of how to fix it, and asked for payment:
He outlined problems with the bank's telephone system, then requested payment for providing the information. He also contacted Telecom and asked for payment, outlining testing he had conducted, vulnerabilities he had found and ways these could be fixed.
We may not have *all* the details, but there's nothing there that could reasonably be construed as extortion.
The word podcast says something that recording doesn't -- that I can subscribe to it. And that's a huge difference. Just because an audio file exists online doesn't make it a podcast. If you want to get in a rant about something, rant about the people who say, "I made a podcast" when all they mean is that they recorded some content and put a link to it from their site.
...are the ones who are doing the loitering, bothering customers, etc., as explained in the article. It's an "anti-loitering" device, not anti-teenager -- it's just that teenagers have more time to hang out and make a nuisance of themselves.
Teenagers don't want to be cherished and nurtured -- they want freedom without responsibility. (Generalization, not applicable for every teenager.)
What, squatter = someone who advertises on a site? Or squatter = someone who uses a site in a non-obvious way? (Such as selling ice cream at carparts.com)
Why would you maliciously cause someone to lose money on something that's legally okay?
If I own carprats.com and point it (via affiliate link redirect) at someone who sells car parts, what part of that is a wrong that you're obligated to right?
It's possible you're talking about something else and I'm just confused here, but if a word isn't trademarked, there's nothing wrong with having a misspelled version of that as a domain name.
There *is* something wrong with stealing money from people -- which is what you're doing if you click on an advertisement just to make someone pay.
Microsoft thinks that popping up a dialog box to ask the user if they want to see the object (Flash, applet, whatever) would skirt the patent.
Okay, implement that.
Oh, and while you're at it, add in another feature that allows you to auto-click OK on different kinds of dialog boxes that popup (even before they show on screen). I, as a user, can set that "macro" to accept all requests for Flash, applets, etc.
There's my contribution to keeping embedded object semi-free.
Jay Jennings
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>> 3) Claiming you're FORCED to forge email addresses because of "bullying tactics" is akin to claiming you were forced to break into my house and dump junk mail on my desk because I refused delivery.
No, it's not that YOU refused delivery, it's that the owner of the apartment building you rent in gets to decide what mail you receive and what you don't get to receive.
ISPs shouldn't block email to users without explicit consent.
How is someone outside your house supposed to know whether you're playing Doom (again) or whether you're writing a piece of software for sale?
If you're planning on having customers come to your door (how quaint!) then you might have a problem, but otherwise, start working, man. If you're writing code for someone in your city, meet them at their place of business (and call it "going the extra mile" for them so they don't have to break up their day with travel time) or plan to meet at a coffee shop or something (because you're going to be in their part of town at that time anyway).
Get a business license (assuming US-based) and start writing code. Don't go looking for trouble.
"At the user's request, the filing system can automatically file away documents into existing piles with similar content."
This could be so cool in Safari -- auto-filing bookmarks. I should be able to save a bookmark and the computer should be able to file it according to the contents of the web page (maybe it fits in more than one folder -- no problem).
I wrote up a spec on how auto-bookmarks should work and then realized I have no time to work on such a beast and figured I'd just have to wait until someone else did it.
Everytime I go to Safeway or Radio Shack (the only two places in my town that rent DVDs) I complain that they no longer get the wide-screen version of movies.
They said it's because too many people were complaining about the "black bars" on the screen so now they only buy full-screen.
As long as most people are clueless our little voices won't even start to be heard.
Apple has probably been given licensing figures that were much too high for their liking (from all the other music companies) so they make a move to buy Universal.
Apple's real deal isn't to buy Universal, but to scare the other music companies into giving them better licensing deals for their upcoming music thing.
When I was in my early 20s one of my favorite shows was "WKRP In Cincinnati" -- and one day I thought, "You know, if I have to get a job and work, *that* looks like the coolest job you could have."
So I banged on doors until someone agreed to train me in exchange for giving them some air time, and ended up in radio for the next six years.
And as far as the real thing compared to the TV show? Pretty much exactly the same, I'm happy to report.:)
...above-average skill at finishing a story that he's started.
Everybody who has more than a couple (dozen?) stories started who are going to finish them "one of these days" please raise your hand. (Ouch, I can't count that high.)
When I first read that, I agreed, but when I actually tried the thought on for size I found it didn't fit.
If Microsoft was the "wanna-be" there's no way I'd be championing them. Most people who "prefer Microsoft" seem to do so for reasons other than "quality of product" or "innovation" or "great cool factor."
If Microsoft was the underdog I don't think there would be all that many people rooting for them.
So when I need a new trash can I can just go pick the one I like from down the street? They left it by the curb, after all.
My trash belongs to me until the trash collector takes possession of it -- and then it's my understanding/agreement that (for a fee) they will dispose of it properly. Hmmm...so maybe it even belongs to me when it's buried in the landfill. I didn't exactly sell it to them or anything.
In any case, I don't believe the police should have it without a warrant. (Although thanks to the Patriot Act we really don't have to worry about warrants too much anymore.)
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How about this -- I go to B&N and look around for a book. If I want it *right now* I can pay the B&N price, but if I want to save some money and don't mind waiting, I can carry the book to a kiosk in the store, run the bar code under a scanner, and an order form for amazon.com will pop up. I swipe my credit card and it's shipped to me.
How does the bookstore make out? They get the 4% affiliate commission from amazon.com -- and while I don't know if they usually make more than 4% from the sale of a physical book (I would suspect they do), it's still better than the kick in the butt they get now. Plus, they'd soon figure out how many books they need to keep in stock -- fewer, I believe, since a certain percentage of certain types of customers will want to order.
Jay
As much as I despise new laws always popping up, I *really* wish we could make it legal to audio/video record *any* government official in the course of their work. Without notice or permission. If they're "on the job" they should be fair game for being recorded by their employer (us). It would solve a lot of problems if "they" didn't think they were above "us."
By announcingh early they get the drool factor going, and...
1. When the new crop of iPods with all those features (minus the phone) comes out in a couple months, many will jump to buy one
2. In June when the iPhone comes out, a lot of those SAME people will want the phone and will buy a new unit.
That means two sales for Apple instead of just one. As for me, I hope the new iPod is just like the iPhone without the phone part (take out phone parts, put in hard drive) -- I'd jump at that in a heartbeat. With the phone I won't buy because Cingular doesn't work in Alaska.
We may not have *all* the details, but there's nothing there that could reasonably be construed as extortion.
Jay Jennings
>> Would you honestly pay for a service you weren't told you were receiving and didn't ask for if you were billed for it?
If it was good advice and helped my business, I might. *Especially* if it was in the realm of pointing out a security risk.
Would I be obligated to pay? Of course not. But depending on the service that was provided, I might very well be inclined to pay something.
Jay Jennings
PS - If the person does it backwards, says he found info and will tell you details for $X, that's different and deserves a call to the authorities.
Jay Jennings
...are the ones who are doing the loitering, bothering customers, etc., as explained in the article. It's an "anti-loitering" device, not anti-teenager -- it's just that teenagers have more time to hang out and make a nuisance of themselves.
Teenagers don't want to be cherished and nurtured -- they want freedom without responsibility. (Generalization, not applicable for every teenager.)
Why would you maliciously cause someone to lose money on something that's legally okay?
If I own carprats.com and point it (via affiliate link redirect) at someone who sells car parts, what part of that is a wrong that you're obligated to right?
It's possible you're talking about something else and I'm just confused here, but if a word isn't trademarked, there's nothing wrong with having a misspelled version of that as a domain name.
There *is* something wrong with stealing money from people -- which is what you're doing if you click on an advertisement just to make someone pay.
Jay
Okay, implement that.
Oh, and while you're at it, add in another feature that allows you to auto-click OK on different kinds of dialog boxes that popup (even before they show on screen). I, as a user, can set that "macro" to accept all requests for Flash, applets, etc.
There's my contribution to keeping embedded object semi-free.
Jay Jennings
No, it's not that YOU refused delivery, it's that the owner of the apartment building you rent in gets to decide what mail you receive and what you don't get to receive.
ISPs shouldn't block email to users without explicit consent.
If you're planning on having customers come to your door (how quaint!) then you might have a problem, but otherwise, start working, man. If you're writing code for someone in your city, meet them at their place of business (and call it "going the extra mile" for them so they don't have to break up their day with travel time) or plan to meet at a coffee shop or something (because you're going to be in their part of town at that time anyway).
Get a business license (assuming US-based) and start writing code. Don't go looking for trouble.
This could be so cool in Safari -- auto-filing bookmarks. I should be able to save a bookmark and the computer should be able to file it according to the contents of the web page (maybe it fits in more than one folder -- no problem).
I wrote up a spec on how auto-bookmarks should work and then realized I have no time to work on such a beast and figured I'd just have to wait until someone else did it.
Maybe I won't have to wait that long after all. :)
They said it's because too many people were complaining about the "black bars" on the screen so now they only buy full-screen.
As long as most people are clueless our little voices won't even start to be heard.
Jay
Apple's real deal isn't to buy Universal, but to scare the other music companies into giving them better licensing deals for their upcoming music thing.
It's Jobs scamming the music companies.
So I banged on doors until someone agreed to train me in exchange for giving them some air time, and ended up in radio for the next six years.
And as far as the real thing compared to the TV show? Pretty much exactly the same, I'm happy to report. :)
Jay
...because there would have to be teeth to make sure that marketers abided by the list. But at least this sounds like a step in the right direction.
Everybody who has more than a couple (dozen?) stories started who are going to finish them "one of these days" please raise your hand. (Ouch, I can't count that high.)
When I first read that, I agreed, but when I actually tried the thought on for size I found it didn't fit.
If Microsoft was the "wanna-be" there's no way I'd be championing them. Most people who "prefer Microsoft" seem to do so for reasons other than "quality of product" or "innovation" or "great cool factor."
If Microsoft was the underdog I don't think there would be all that many people rooting for them.
My trash belongs to me until the trash collector takes possession of it -- and then it's my understanding/agreement that (for a fee) they will dispose of it properly. Hmmm...so maybe it even belongs to me when it's buried in the landfill. I didn't exactly sell it to them or anything.
In any case, I don't believe the police should have it without a warrant. (Although thanks to the Patriot Act we really don't have to worry about warrants too much anymore.)