Futurama is quite simply one of the most intelligent, witty, funny, and creative animated series in the history of TV. If Fox is so stupid as to cancel this gem, I will promptly boycot all Fox programming.
Now its time to iron out the wrinkles and build customer confidence.
MS may be greedy but they know how to run themselves as a business.
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Give me a break, AIM is crap. The only reason it's so popular is because of the marketing force from AOL.
I didn't know about Trillian until I saw this story but I am very pleased with it.. There are certain things about AIM that have driven me crazy (like the horror of dealing with screen names).
Ads never really bothered me, though... At least AIM has the decency to keep them small and no popups!
And poof, overnight, our world has changed into this.
Sci-Fi is coming true, yeah?
I don't see it changing anytime soon, either..
Terrorists want to kill us all. Planet Corporate wants to own all knowledge and charge us for it. Government wants to label everything that is not consistent with the propaganda being spouted on CNN as "Evil" and throw us all in jail.
Anyone have any paranoid predictions they'd like to share where this is all going?
... to the terms mandated for the merger? I thought one of the stipulations by the FTC was that AOL would open AIM up and allow competitors to distribute their own instant messenger clients?
Hmmm..perhaps you've missed the various articles on Microsoft's contracts with its OEM customers, the contracts that forbid installing multi-boot systems?
As a capitalist, I do not have a problem with this. Exclusives are nothing new in the funtastic world of licensing.
Or the way they meant consumers to have a 'jolting' experience if they wanted to select a different picture viewing software (...say, Kodak's...) over the MS-installed stuff?..
Nonsense. i've been using 3rd party graphics programs since 1995 with no problem, now even on XP. Photoshop, ACDSee.. these "assertions" sound like pure propaganda.
This fellow's attitude really turns my stomach, to be quite honest. Just another petty tyrant tryting to force his geeky world view onto everyone he possibly can.
I don't like that attitude. I find it very annoying and unprofessional. It's the kind of attitude you get from minimum wage pukes working at CompUSA and technical support dweebs.
Doesn't seem to me that this person is making a statement about MS technology. Rather he is trying to assert his will and dominance on anyone apparently "lucky enough" to correspond to him via email.
This behavior and attitude is tacky, rude, and extremely arrogant.
This is why I believe that what we absolutely NEED (and this need will just continue to grow) is ENFORCED DIGITAL SIGNATURES of email!
Mail servers should eventually begin refusing any incoming mail that is not digitally signed using a certificate from a trusted authority.
This would force accountability on emails. It would keep spammers under control. It will also be a great weapon against the ever growing horde of email worms ala Melissa, Love Letter, et al.
Lets face it, folks -- the days of the completely free Internet are numbered. Either we need to do something to get things under control or the gubment certainly will.
I have been long of the opinion that a good weapon in the war against spam and email abuse would be requirements at some level that emails be digitally signed with a certificate coming from a trusted authority like Verisign.
I believe this is the only way we'll ever be able to get the control mechanisms into place that will start reeling in the ever increasing abuse of the Net... accountability.
Ultimately I would hope that most email servers will begin putting into place policies that reject unsigned mail...
Military - view from various battlefield cams..
Well, that technology has already been available to the military for quite some time...
Medical - charts, drug info
You mean you're going to trust a doctor more if he walks into the waiting room with a big gadget on his head, staring right at you but not staring at you as he surfs through his files looking for info, versus the traditional way when they walk in with your charts in hand and a good knowledge of what they're doing anyway?
Mechanics - schematics, analyzer info
Again, we already have lots of machines for this sort of work anyway...
Teachers - the ultimate (eyes in the back if the head)
And that's just off the top of my head....
Sorry but I'm not sold...
I'm still waiting for the magnificent revolution having the web on my cell phone will bring to my life.
The best uses I can think of for something like this would be for passive applications which require real-time feedback.. A GPS system in your car would be good.
The only business application I can think of would be for IT people to monitor network and server conditions..
Other than that this seems like a neat toy but has no other practical uses...
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Futurama is quite simply one of the most intelligent, witty, funny, and creative animated series in the history of TV. If Fox is so stupid as to cancel this gem, I will promptly boycot all Fox programming.
It amazes me how many people are under the assumption that bandwidth is somehow free or even cheap -- it isn't!
Colocating your servers at a hosting facility, one expects to pay for bandwidth based on usage. Why should consumers be exempt from this?
I'll thank you to leave my expectations alone, sir, for they are quite reasonable: Ease of use, quality, and features.
Now its time to iron out the wrinkles and build customer confidence.
MS may be greedy but they know how to run themselves as a business.
Give me a break, AIM is crap. The only reason it's so popular is because of the marketing force from AOL.
I didn't know about Trillian until I saw this story but I am very pleased with it.. There are certain things about AIM that have driven me crazy (like the horror of dealing with screen names).
Ads never really bothered me, though... At least AIM has the decency to keep them small and no popups!
And poof, overnight, our world has changed into this.
Sci-Fi is coming true, yeah?
I don't see it changing anytime soon, either..
Terrorists want to kill us all. Planet Corporate wants to own all knowledge and charge us for it. Government wants to label everything that is not consistent with the propaganda being spouted on CNN as "Evil" and throw us all in jail.
Anyone have any paranoid predictions they'd like to share where this is all going?
No, kiddies, I don't think Linux will save you.
... to the terms mandated for the merger? I thought one of the stipulations by the FTC was that AOL would open AIM up and allow competitors to distribute their own instant messenger clients?
bah!
.. these "assertions" sound like pure propaganda.
Hmmm..perhaps you've missed the various articles on Microsoft's contracts with its OEM customers, the contracts that forbid installing multi-boot systems?
As a capitalist, I do not have a problem with this. Exclusives are nothing new in the funtastic world of licensing.
Or the way they meant consumers to have a 'jolting' experience if they wanted to select a different picture viewing software (...say, Kodak's...) over the MS-installed stuff?..
Nonsense. i've been using 3rd party graphics programs since 1995 with no problem, now even on XP. Photoshop, ACDSee
The point is not to force them to use it, or to punish those who don't. Where's the freedom in that?
Ironically, this is perhaps the same attitude that their arch nemesis Microsoft takes in how it deals with their customers...
Feh. Liberalism is becoming just as bad as fascism.
This fellow's attitude really turns my stomach, to be quite honest. Just another petty tyrant tryting to force his geeky world view onto everyone he possibly can.
I don't like that attitude. I find it very annoying and unprofessional. It's the kind of attitude you get from minimum wage pukes working at CompUSA and technical support dweebs.
Doesn't seem to me that this person is making a statement about MS technology. Rather he is trying to assert his will and dominance on anyone apparently "lucky enough" to correspond to him via email.
This behavior and attitude is tacky, rude, and extremely arrogant.
And I don't even use Outlook Express!
MORE. Anyone remember this? This is still, imho, hands down the best outliner and brainstorming piece of software ever developed.
It was for the Mac and discontinued about five years ago.
At its core it was just an outlining program but this it did so well (wayyyy better than MS Word)!
sigh... MS really did take the life out of the software industry when they really came of age in the 90's..
This is why I believe that what we absolutely NEED (and this need will just continue to grow) is ENFORCED DIGITAL SIGNATURES of email!
Mail servers should eventually begin refusing any incoming mail that is not digitally signed using a certificate from a trusted authority.
This would force accountability on emails. It would keep spammers under control. It will also be a great weapon against the ever growing horde of email worms ala Melissa, Love Letter, et al.
Lets face it, folks -- the days of the completely free Internet are numbered. Either we need to do something to get things under control or the gubment certainly will.
Is your ass an original work? If so, yes you could perhaps get a patent for it. What does your ass do that distinguishes it from other asses?
I have been long of the opinion that a good weapon in the war against spam and email abuse would be requirements at some level that emails be digitally signed with a certificate coming from a trusted authority like Verisign.
I believe this is the only way we'll ever be able to get the control mechanisms into place that will start reeling in the ever increasing abuse of the Net... accountability.
Ultimately I would hope that most email servers will begin putting into place policies that reject unsigned mail...
Anyone else agree with me?
Military - view from various battlefield cams.. Well, that technology has already been available to the military for quite some time... Medical - charts, drug info You mean you're going to trust a doctor more if he walks into the waiting room with a big gadget on his head, staring right at you but not staring at you as he surfs through his files looking for info, versus the traditional way when they walk in with your charts in hand and a good knowledge of what they're doing anyway? Mechanics - schematics, analyzer info Again, we already have lots of machines for this sort of work anyway... Teachers - the ultimate (eyes in the back if the head) And that's just off the top of my head.... Sorry but I'm not sold... I'm still waiting for the magnificent revolution having the web on my cell phone will bring to my life.
The best uses I can think of for something like this would be for passive applications which require real-time feedback.. A GPS system in your car would be good.
The only business application I can think of would be for IT people to monitor network and server conditions..
Other than that this seems like a neat toy but has no other practical uses...
I wouldn't invest in this company anytime soon..