Or "I see you like gladiator movies, Dave." Of course, if you really like the search engine, run another installation of a browser only for searching that refuses cookies. (I think that's a good idea, anyway, although a determined profiler will use your IP address.)
What do these programs have in common? They (like the program under discussion in this thread) of of greatest use to those not inclined to pay for their content (collectors of warez/mp3z,etc. tend to have lots of files to organize and copyright infringers need to make bit-for-bit copies of CDs, respectively).
You're obviously in the enviable position of serving a vertical market with little competition, or even a monopoly, which allows you to enforce a relatively Draconian registration scheme (which I admit you do soften with some additional services).
But as long as only one isn't deterred, all that effort is for naught. At least now, someone who wants a copy of a movie might go rent the DVD or even (gasp) buy it. But if encumbered copies are all that are sold or rented, might as well wait for the one person who isn't deterred to slam it up to Usenet or a P2P network.
If that's what it took to ensure free and fair elections, I'd certainly do my time. It could be like jury duty, and multiple people (made unaware of each other's identities, to prevent collusion) could be required to count the same sets of ballots to ensure they didn't blow off counting or skew the results.
Thanks for your courteous reply--rereading your original message I see you had already said you would couch the ". . . and shut up" in temperate language. I shouldn't have jumped on that.
WRT accepting PayPal and its concomitant surcharges: Fair enough--one thing to ponder, though: even with the risk of chargebacks and certainty of merchant fees, the higher prices (it's accepted that people who can use credit cards will often spend more, although I can't cite any eBay specific data) and quicker payment may make PayPal worth paying the fees.
However, I've only sold a few items myself, and the subject of PayPal has never come up--I've gotten money orders both times. I was amazed, though, at the amount people were willing to pay for stuff that I was going to pitch and advertised as "for parts only" very explicitly.
Sellers may not charge eBay buyers an additional fee for their use of ordinary forms of payment, including acceptance of checks, money orders, electronic transfers or credit cards . ..
I wouldn't bid on an auction that advertised such a charge, and if I had bid on one and had been told to "send a money order or shut up," I'd neg the seller and report him to eBay. I have also reported auctions that advertise the illegal surcharge and seen them pulled.
You would think that being in Poland you would understand why. And this is America, where (ostensibly) the people rule, not kings or princes. Europe is naturally more preconditioned to authoritarian government, having lived under it and relied on others to throw it off when it got out of control.
Since many people are embarrased to buy Porn, even via mail order, they certainly won't go rent it at the local video store. So they use PPV.
Where instead of having the details of their perversions held at a local store, they can enjoy the false anonymity of not having to leave home to indulge them and have their taste for scat fetish bestiality S&M videos entered in a nationwide database with every rewind noted for future reference. Brilliant.
Both parties are guilty of #1. One important one you forgot to mention was the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Fourth Amendment--we are now required to produce "your papers" on demand from armed agents of the state. Even the cases where 4th Amendment rights were upheld were 5-4, with Scalia in the minority. Don't expect that to happen again if W gets to appoint four justices.
Oracle's real interest was making sure that PeopleSoft didn't acquire J.D. Edwards--but Oracle failed in that endeavor. I don't think Oracle actually wants to buy PeopleSoft, but is now forced to "go through the motions," lest they be caught in their act of blatant tortious interference in trying to sabotage the Edwards deal. My guess is that Oracle will lowball the offer and now allow the issue to die. This doesn't even consider the poison pill provisions allowing PeopleSoft clients refunds if Oracle buys PeopleSoft.
But I assume the same thing happened when Ross Perot was running.
A Bush reelection then would have been interesting. I figured that had to have at least promised him a cabinet post (Commerce?) or the ambassadorship to the Court of St. James to withdraw "for family reasons."
You don't start squeezing the industry until it's reached a critical mass. Otherwise, you kill the golden goose before it's laid its first egg. By waiting and pretending you'll regulate lightly, you encourage investment. Once there's a lot of money sunk in, you can tax and tighten all you want, so long as there's an economic profit for the investors.
. . . for copyright "crimes," surely we can force China and Korea to turn over their spam-supporting admins, right? I'd even settle for them being tried at the Hague, so long as the death penalty were on the table.
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Yes.
Or "I see you like gladiator movies, Dave." Of course, if you really like the search engine, run another installation of a browser only for searching that refuses cookies. (I think that's a good idea, anyway, although a determined profiler will use your IP address.)
Whereisit (disk cataloger)
CDRWin (cd burning program)
What do these programs have in common? They (like the program under discussion in this thread) of of greatest use to those not inclined to pay for their content (collectors of warez/mp3z,etc. tend to have lots of files to organize and copyright infringers need to make bit-for-bit copies of CDs, respectively).
You're obviously in the enviable position of serving a vertical market with little competition, or even a monopoly, which allows you to enforce a relatively Draconian registration scheme (which I admit you do soften with some additional services).
Hard to deter people in Slobbovian Eurkistan with legal action. And again, it only takes one.
But as long as only one isn't deterred, all that effort is for naught. At least now, someone who wants a copy of a movie might go rent the DVD or even (gasp) buy it. But if encumbered copies are all that are sold or rented, might as well wait for the one person who isn't deterred to slam it up to Usenet or a P2P network.
If that's what it took to ensure free and fair elections, I'd certainly do my time. It could be like jury duty, and multiple people (made unaware of each other's identities, to prevent collusion) could be required to count the same sets of ballots to ensure they didn't blow off counting or skew the results.
WRT accepting PayPal and its concomitant surcharges: Fair enough--one thing to ponder, though: even with the risk of chargebacks and certainty of merchant fees, the higher prices (it's accepted that people who can use credit cards will often spend more, although I can't cite any eBay specific data) and quicker payment may make PayPal worth paying the fees.
However, I've only sold a few items myself, and the subject of PayPal has never come up--I've gotten money orders both times. I was amazed, though, at the amount people were willing to pay for stuff that I was going to pitch and advertised as "for parts only" very explicitly.
I wouldn't bid on an auction that advertised such a charge, and if I had bid on one and had been told to "send a money order or shut up," I'd neg the seller and report him to eBay. I have also reported auctions that advertise the illegal surcharge and seen them pulled.
Perhaps you forgot about a German occupation or two somewhere in there?
It's just "Kelvin," not "degrees Kelvin," damn it :).</nerd>
You would think that being in Poland you would understand why. And this is America, where (ostensibly) the people rule, not kings or princes. Europe is naturally more preconditioned to authoritarian government, having lived under it and relied on others to throw it off when it got out of control.
So long as I get to keep the PPV movies for "limited times" as defined by the Supreme Court "justices" that upheld the CTEA, I'm fine with it.
Where instead of having the details of their perversions held at a local store, they can enjoy the false anonymity of not having to leave home to indulge them and have their taste for scat fetish bestiality S&M videos entered in a nationwide database with every rewind noted for future reference. Brilliant.
Both parties are guilty of #1. One important one you forgot to mention was the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Fourth Amendment--we are now required to produce "your papers" on demand from armed agents of the state. Even the cases where 4th Amendment rights were upheld were 5-4, with Scalia in the minority. Don't expect that to happen again if W gets to appoint four justices.
Oracle's real interest was making sure that PeopleSoft didn't acquire J.D. Edwards--but Oracle failed in that endeavor. I don't think Oracle actually wants to buy PeopleSoft, but is now forced to "go through the motions," lest they be caught in their act of blatant tortious interference in trying to sabotage the Edwards deal. My guess is that Oracle will lowball the offer and now allow the issue to die. This doesn't even consider the poison pill provisions allowing PeopleSoft clients refunds if Oracle buys PeopleSoft.
Post the password--I'll take it.
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer was terminated by Republican governator Arnold Schwartzenegger.
A Bush reelection then would have been interesting. I figured that had to have at least promised him a cabinet post (Commerce?) or the ambassadorship to the Court of St. James to withdraw "for family reasons."
You don't start squeezing the industry until it's reached a critical mass. Otherwise, you kill the golden goose before it's laid its first egg. By waiting and pretending you'll regulate lightly, you encourage investment. Once there's a lot of money sunk in, you can tax and tighten all you want, so long as there's an economic profit for the investors.
Yes, by his logic, you would. Off with your head, infidel. And Allahu Akbar!
. . . as do many others here, I am certain, is whether you did any number greater than one of those things at the same time, and if so, which ones.
. . . for copyright "crimes," surely we can force China and Korea to turn over their spam-supporting admins, right? I'd even settle for them being tried at the Hague, so long as the death penalty were on the table.