You elect the people who created the TCP/IP standard every time you send a packet. You elect Tim Berners-Lee (the creator of HTTP, right?) every time you view a web page. You elect the C++ guy or C guys (Dennis Ritchie and Ken Tompson?) or Sun every time you write a program in their language(I elect Larry Wall!).
You can choose to be in or out of those standards, but domain name resolutions are legally binding whether you believe in ICANN or not. --
Anyway, I poked around and found your auction site, and you've got 1300 or so auctions running right this minute. Why don't you do what eBay does and charge a small fee (percentage?) for each auction listed? If you charged a buck an item, that'd be $1300 right now. Plus, the bandwidth bill will be (pretty much) a function of the number of auctions, so this will scale well if your site grows. If you feel bad about charging, remember that people are making money off of your site (and your hard work), and you should get a little of it for helping them make that money.
A lot of people talk about how this is a new economy, how we're breaking boundries, etc. Most of the time when they are saying this they think it's revolutionary to select items from a catalog and buy them with credit cards. Bullshit. This is only a new economy if you can figure out how to provide a service that people will pay for. Luckily, you have, now you just need to start charging them.
A lot of people are complaining that Amaya isn't as nice or as comfortable as Mozilla or IE. These people are missing the point of Amaya.
Amaya isn't supposed to replace your current web browser, it's a reference implimentation. Its goal is to show how a web browser should render a page. The idea is that if Amaya renders your web page correctly, then your HTML is Correct(tm).
If you don't understand why web standards are important, check out the Web Standards Project.
The current results as of 11:14 EST shows the following from Florida:
Bush 2,111,170 51%
Gore 1,964,211 47%
Nader 67,503 2%
IIRC, Florida carries 25 electoral college votes, enough to give the winner the presidancy at this point. I just hope the 67,503 Nader voters feel smug about voting their concience while they're riding in this hand basket come January 20th.
For the record, I like Nader better than Gore, but I voted for Gore. I live in Michigan, a swing state, and couldn't vote for Nader.
i cant see how it could be the subject of a legal threat. `Your honour, we found the defendant openly passing on a single, 32-bit number!`
Well I can't see how `Your Honor, we found the defendant openly passing an address to an article of speech' to be something the MPAA could press charges on, but here we are! --
If you live in a state where all parties must consent to recording, in order to prove that the marketer is perjuring itself, you'd have to admit under oath that you'd broken your state's eavesdropping laws. This would be a Bad Move(tm).
I always thought that was a federal thing. Regardless, I've always considered having my phone answer with a shrinkwrap-style license saying "By calling this number, you have agreed to have your conversation recorded for quality assurance" or some such nonsense.
The other idea that popped into my head was when I get really dumb tech support, I consider recording them. The legality behind this would be that they told me that "In order to assure quality customer service, this call may be recorded" which I interpret as granting me permission to keep them inline by recording them. Think it would hold up in court?:) --
"Boy, the Sixth Sense was horrible. Bruce Willis' wife wouldn't forgive him, that pissed me off so much I left the theater."
"What was the big deal with the dude from the Crying Game? I was so bored that I left early."
"The Planet of the Apes was dumb because it took place on a planet so far away. It was so irrelevant I left before it ended."
"I hated how the empire won at the end of Star Wars, or at least I assume they won. I was so upset that I left before the end." --
Geez guys, how about a little advanced notice? Parties, talks, chats, all announced the day of, sometimes after the fact! If I had been given a little advance notice I could have booked a flight to whereever this "IRC" place is, and participated.
Oh well, I guess I'll just spend tonight figuring out what this "Microsoft Chat" program is. Heheh, it looks pretty familiar! --
My PCS phone can get e-mails, I should sign it up to the mailing list. They say it's a low traffic list, so that shouldn't be a problem. Also, my phone truncates at 100 char's, but the sample message truncated is
The aurora monitor in east-central Illinois has declared a level 1 alarm, on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the highest lev
so that shouldn't be too much a problem. Should be pretty cool. We'll see. --
I remember when WIRED really was about "new thinking for a new medium".
Really? I thought that they always were just about know-nothing pundits and buzzword laden content-free articles. OTOH, I do have respect for Wired News (as opposed to Wired Magazine); they tend to align with my biases. --
>My point (and I do have one), is that companies are trying to apply the razor/razorblade loss
>leader business plan to computers. The problem is that computers are so damn versatile
>that people are finding really cool stuff to do with the razor, and aren't bothering to buy
>the razorblade.
The razor is the expensive product you need to constantantly replace. i.e. the Jaz cartridge. The razor blade is the product being sold below market price just to get you to buy razor blades. i.e. the Jaz drive. i.e. You have it backwards.
I think I had it the right way. The razor is the handle, and the razor blade is the thing that you have to replace frequently. Similarly, with the I-Openers, the razor was the actual unit, and the razor blade was their internet service. --
Why is it that the community is always trying to circumvent the business models of these businesses? Well let's look at the two examples you give, I-Openers and Cue:Cat Scanners.
Both of these are what is becoming a disturbing trend in computer hardware: licencing agreements. They are saying that we aren't buying our hardware, we're "borrowing" it from them, and as such, can't do what we want with it. Even though it's sitting on the desk in front of you, you're not allowed to open it up and see how it works.
Imagine if this paridigm started being used with other hardware, cars perhaps. Would you want to sign an agreement when you buy your car that declares that will only get it repaired at the dealership? Or even worse, that you would not allow the hood to be opened to anyone who wasn't a Ford employed mechanic. People would be outraged.
Another example I thought of was that people would never accept software without the source code, otherwise how would they be able to change it. I guess that's not the best example:)
My point (and I do have one), is that companies are trying to apply the razor/razorblade loss leader business plan to computers. The problem is that computers are so damn versatile that people are finding really cool stuff to do with the razor, and aren't bothering to buy the razorblade.
This is a simple fact of reality, they need to learn to deal with it. --
The Supreme Court has ruled on a few occasions that it is perfectly legal to timeshift copyrighted content. I kind of hope that the HDTV copy protection doesn't permit any kind of recording, because then the supreme court ruling would trump the copyright protection. Then they would have to ditch the whole concept.
The again, it's never a good idea to bet on your enemiy's stupidity, so we should probably nip this one it the bud. Hmmm, I guess that implies the US government our enemy... uh oh, looks like I'm about to be put on a list of persona non gratia. --
Since very few people who are posting seem to realize this, fuckedcompany.com is a full website, not just a domain. This isn't YADS (Yet Another Domain Sale). --
AOL on Linux will put a dent in Microsoft's business. Of course it will help AOL become a bigger monopoly, but I guess the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
MSN was pretty crappy to start out with, much like all things Microsoft. But if there's one thing they know how to do in Redmond, it's how to throw money at crappy things until they get better. Also, remember Microsoft's.net offering. Would anyone be surprised if.net happened to work better with MSN? Isn't that the signature marketing tactic of Microsoft?
I wouldn't worry about people's peripherals not working. AOL is most likely going to roll this out for set-top boxes, not personal computers. Think Application Service Provider. Think direct competition with.net, only without the hassle of a computer. You want a word processor? Use AOL's! You can access it right from your TV. Microsoft is keeping a very close eye on AOL.
I think this is a good thing for Linux because it'll be an argument against "Linux is too hard for people." GNU/Linux distributions may be, but Linux is just the kernel, and can be used in a more situations than just on servers and desktops.
This winds up being good for Linux in general for a couple reasons. The first is you'll see more legitimacy for Linux. You won't see as many uniformed people spouting misinformation that they heard from a friend, because companies like AOL are deploying Linux. The second is that you'll see more software for Linux. If AOL wants a minesweeper game (for example) for their set top box, they'll have to make one, and then there'll be a minesweeper game for Linux. Now take reread the last sentence with the words MS-compatable Office Suite in place of minsweeper game. --
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You elect the people who created the TCP/IP standard every time you send a packet. You elect Tim Berners-Lee (the creator of HTTP, right?) every time you view a web page. You elect the C++ guy or C guys (Dennis Ritchie and Ken Tompson?) or Sun every time you write a program in their language(I elect Larry Wall!).
You can choose to be in or out of those standards, but domain name resolutions are legally binding whether you believe in ICANN or not.
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Sorry, but the subject line just fit so well! :)
Anyway, I poked around and found your auction site, and you've got 1300 or so auctions running right this minute. Why don't you do what eBay does and charge a small fee (percentage?) for each auction listed? If you charged a buck an item, that'd be $1300 right now. Plus, the bandwidth bill will be (pretty much) a function of the number of auctions, so this will scale well if your site grows. If you feel bad about charging, remember that people are making money off of your site (and your hard work), and you should get a little of it for helping them make that money.
A lot of people talk about how this is a new economy, how we're breaking boundries, etc. Most of the time when they are saying this they think it's revolutionary to select items from a catalog and buy them with credit cards. Bullshit. This is only a new economy if you can figure out how to provide a service that people will pay for. Luckily, you have, now you just need to start charging them.
Good luck!
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A lot of people are complaining that Amaya isn't as nice or as comfortable as Mozilla or IE. These people are missing the point of Amaya.
Amaya isn't supposed to replace your current web browser, it's a reference implimentation. Its goal is to show how a web browser should render a page. The idea is that if Amaya renders your web page correctly, then your HTML is Correct(tm).
If you don't understand why web standards are important, check out the Web Standards Project.
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The current results as of 11:14 EST shows the following from Florida:
Bush 2,111,170 51%
Gore 1,964,211 47%
Nader 67,503 2%
IIRC, Florida carries 25 electoral college votes, enough to give the winner the presidancy at this point. I just hope the 67,503 Nader voters feel smug about voting their concience while they're riding in this hand basket come January 20th.
For the record, I like Nader better than Gore, but I voted for Gore. I live in Michigan, a swing state, and couldn't vote for Nader.
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I have the communism one hanging over my bed
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Mach 1.5? Everyone knows that to travel in time you need to be going 88 Mph!
Now how is she going to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity?
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I was having problems too, it kept saying "There were some errors. Please see below for details." Of course there weren't any details below.
I think I figured it out though... fill out the second address line (add Suite 100 or something)
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Instead of http://www.vaderfor2000.org/ shouldn't they get http://www.notevader.org/?
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The other idea that popped into my head was when I get really dumb tech support, I consider recording them. The legality behind this would be that they told me that "In order to assure quality customer service, this call may be recorded" which I interpret as granting me permission to keep them inline by recording them. Think it would hold up in court? :)
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"Boy, the Sixth Sense was horrible. Bruce Willis' wife wouldn't forgive him, that pissed me off so much I left the theater."
"What was the big deal with the dude from the Crying Game? I was so bored that I left early."
"The Planet of the Apes was dumb because it took place on a planet so far away. It was so irrelevant I left before it ended."
"I hated how the empire won at the end of Star Wars, or at least I assume they won. I was so upset that I left before the end."
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Not in Michigan, IIRC.
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Geez guys, how about a little advanced notice? Parties, talks, chats, all announced the day of, sometimes after the fact! If I had been given a little advance notice I could have booked a flight to whereever this "IRC" place is, and participated.
Oh well, I guess I'll just spend tonight figuring out what this "Microsoft Chat" program is. Heheh, it looks pretty familiar!
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My PCS phone can get e-mails, I should sign it up to the mailing list. They say it's a low traffic list, so that shouldn't be a problem. Also, my phone truncates at 100 char's, but the sample message truncated is
The aurora monitor in east-central Illinois has declared a level 1 alarm, on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the highest lev
so that shouldn't be too much a problem. Should be pretty cool. We'll see.
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I think I had it the right way. The razor is the handle, and the razor blade is the thing that you have to replace frequently. Similarly, with the I-Openers, the razor was the actual unit, and the razor blade was their internet service.
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Why is it that the community is always trying to circumvent the business models of these businesses? Well let's look at the two examples you give, I-Openers and Cue:Cat Scanners.
:)
Both of these are what is becoming a disturbing trend in computer hardware: licencing agreements. They are saying that we aren't buying our hardware, we're "borrowing" it from them, and as such, can't do what we want with it. Even though it's sitting on the desk in front of you, you're not allowed to open it up and see how it works.
Imagine if this paridigm started being used with other hardware, cars perhaps. Would you want to sign an agreement when you buy your car that declares that will only get it repaired at the dealership? Or even worse, that you would not allow the hood to be opened to anyone who wasn't a Ford employed mechanic. People would be outraged.
Another example I thought of was that people would never accept software without the source code, otherwise how would they be able to change it. I guess that's not the best example
My point (and I do have one), is that companies are trying to apply the razor/razorblade loss leader business plan to computers. The problem is that computers are so damn versatile that people are finding really cool stuff to do with the razor, and aren't bothering to buy the razorblade.
This is a simple fact of reality, they need to learn to deal with it.
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The Supreme Court has ruled on a few occasions that it is perfectly legal to timeshift copyrighted content. I kind of hope that the HDTV copy protection doesn't permit any kind of recording, because then the supreme court ruling would trump the copyright protection. Then they would have to ditch the whole concept.
The again, it's never a good idea to bet on your enemiy's stupidity, so we should probably nip this one it the bud. Hmmm, I guess that implies the US government our enemy... uh oh, looks like I'm about to be put on a list of persona non gratia.
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Nothing like a good holy war to spice up search engines.
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Regarding your .sig: Google's database is bigger now, time to update! :)
Google results 1-10 of about 82,300,000 for b. Search took 0.06 seconds.
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Since very few people who are posting seem to realize this, fuckedcompany.com is a full website, not just a domain. This isn't YADS (Yet Another Domain Sale).
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It's kind of sad when moderators can't tell the difference between Funny and Informative.
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whoops. Before posting I searched for older stuff about this and didn't find that article. Guess michael didn't either.
*sigh*
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AOL on Linux will put a dent in Microsoft's business. Of course it will help AOL become a bigger monopoly, but I guess the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
.net offering. Would anyone be surprised if .net happened to work better with MSN? Isn't that the signature marketing tactic of Microsoft?
.net, only without the hassle of a computer. You want a word processor? Use AOL's! You can access it right from your TV. Microsoft is keeping a very close eye on AOL.
MSN was pretty crappy to start out with, much like all things Microsoft. But if there's one thing they know how to do in Redmond, it's how to throw money at crappy things until they get better. Also, remember Microsoft's
I wouldn't worry about people's peripherals not working. AOL is most likely going to roll this out for set-top boxes, not personal computers. Think Application Service Provider. Think direct competition with
I think this is a good thing for Linux because it'll be an argument against "Linux is too hard for people." GNU/Linux distributions may be, but Linux is just the kernel, and can be used in a more situations than just on servers and desktops.
This winds up being good for Linux in general for a couple reasons. The first is you'll see more legitimacy for Linux. You won't see as many uniformed people spouting misinformation that they heard from a friend, because companies like AOL are deploying Linux. The second is that you'll see more software for Linux. If AOL wants a minesweeper game (for example) for their set top box, they'll have to make one, and then there'll be a minesweeper game for Linux. Now take reread the last sentence with the words MS-compatable Office Suite in place of minsweeper game.
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