...nor should it be. According to case law on this issue (read through the "StepSaver" case and the "ProCD" case, as well as Uniform Commercial Code section 2207), a binding contract is created when one presses the "I agree" button. Therefore, if someone does not read it, it is their own fault and they are held liable for their part of the contract. EOF, seriously.
I just want to be clear that the article title was edited from what I originally submitted. I wrote in the submission: "Comcast lying to attract new customers?" at the title, thereafter editorially changed to "Comcast Lying About Vonage," which is a pretty big difference.
I posted this because I thought this was a very interesting topic worth having light shed upon it. The site, readyresponse.org, is not even a blog, to be clear. In my original submission, I didn't put the word "blog"; this was added later by an editor.
Wang, the writer of the article, had nothing at all to do with this, and in fact didn't even know I posted it to slashdot.
I'm not sure about The GIMP, but I know GIMPshop actually does support most of the plugins and filters that Photoshop does. I imagine that means that The GIMP does, also. http://www.gimpshop.com/ is the URL for downloading GIMPshop, the Photoshop-lookalike for GIMP.
Re:Gimpshop!
on
Beginning GIMP
·
· Score: 2, Informative
My favorite "game" on the DC was the web browser CD. Many, many times I was "grounded" from my computer, and I'd just plug in the DC into my phone jack and be online surfing away in just a few minutes.;) It was a lifesaver, and I really thought it went under-appreciated!
"just tired of flipping on the tube to watch 10 minutes of commercials followed by an 'in-show' commercial for the next 10 minutes."
Likewise, I'm tired of it, but the fact remains: people still watch television, and at increasing numbers. What I mean in my original post is that as long as people continue to buy the games (which they will), there will continue to be money made on the advertisements inside of the games. And, besides "patching" the games and other such measures, you, I, nor anyone else (save a huuuuge public outcry) aren't going to be able to do anything about.
Let me be clear, since you're being offensive: I do NOT work for an advertising company, and I do NOT make decisions on what to do concerning the games. The only person you should be getting mad at are the game developers who want this sort of stuff in there. What the company I work for does it simply PROMOTE the games that are already made, not actually decide what's in there, if there will be advertisements, etc. I was just posting this here so you can get an inside on what the opinions are of the game-developers who this company works for are, not to come across rude or jerk-ish at all.
"...it is theoretically possible for them to block out competitor websites and only allow users to access websites that have paid Google to be shown to their users."
I don't see why this matters, or why it's worded how it is (seemingly to be scary or something). No one is going to force you to join this new protocol for their Internet, and if they develop it, what they do with it is their choice. I don't understand the seeming "concern" in the topic description.
I work for a promotion company that deals with movies, video games, and music, and they recently sent us a message asking for our opinions on this sort of "in-game advertising," just to see how we felt. In the end, they emailed us and said that 8 out of 11 of the projects we're working with right now are going to have in-game advertising at a maximum level... so, seems like ya might have to get used to it.:-/
I met a girl recently here at school who grew up in China for most of her life. She saw nothing wrong with the Great Firewall of China, and actually didn't even realize it blocked as much as it does. She said that she and her family, at least, believe it's for the better, because it keeps bad thoughts out of young peoples' heads.
I sighed, and fixed her computer.:-/
Is there any money to be made in this for them?
I suppose this could work out, but only if their probably theories work out and some people buy the service and don't use it. But what about the power buyers (like myself) who get heavy textbooks, heavier textbooks, and even heavier textbooks (grr @ orgo)?
It just doesn't seem like it's cost-effective, but maybe I'm missing something..?
I think he's not so stupid as to not get that much of it, but I believe he was saying that its irrationality made no sense to him, and this proof helped him to realize (or believe, perhaps realize is not a good word) that these exist.
I work at my school (Cornell Univ.) in the Information Technologies department taking calls and basically doing technical support for folks who don't know anything about computers.
Our ratio of spyware questions to any other questions is definitely at LEAST 4:1. It gets real old, real fast. Thing is, we're not allowed to give advice on what spyware removal tools to use, which makes it that much harder. The problem never gets fixed, and we just get more and more repeat calls.
Two new features in IPv6 are encryption and authentication, so that will definitely cut down on the amount of spoofing. But, when it comes down to it, there will always be a way to make it seem as you're somewhere you're not.
www.paypalsucks.com has a lot of information if anyone is wanting to look at it. Their forum has links and crap about what's going on right now with this Paypal deal.
Slashdot Mirror
...nor should it be. According to case law on this issue (read through the "StepSaver" case and the "ProCD" case, as well as Uniform Commercial Code section 2207), a binding contract is created when one presses the "I agree" button. Therefore, if someone does not read it, it is their own fault and they are held liable for their part of the contract. EOF, seriously.
Why does IE use up 900+ megabytes of RAM? http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=&s= 1489&a=190803&po=14,00.asp
I just want to be clear that the article title was edited from what I originally submitted. I wrote in the submission: "Comcast lying to attract new customers?" at the title, thereafter editorially changed to "Comcast Lying About Vonage," which is a pretty big difference.
I posted this because I thought this was a very interesting topic worth having light shed upon it. The site, readyresponse.org, is not even a blog, to be clear. In my original submission, I didn't put the word "blog"; this was added later by an editor. Wang, the writer of the article, had nothing at all to do with this, and in fact didn't even know I posted it to slashdot.
I'm not sure about The GIMP, but I know GIMPshop actually does support most of the plugins and filters that Photoshop does. I imagine that means that The GIMP does, also. http://www.gimpshop.com/ is the URL for downloading GIMPshop, the Photoshop-lookalike for GIMP.
Another good site for it is http://www.gimpshop.com/ for a straight-forward download site.
Just for those who are interested in Photoshop's interface, but would like to use The GIMP, there is GIMPshop: http://www.gimpshop.com/
My favorite "game" on the DC was the web browser CD. Many, many times I was "grounded" from my computer, and I'd just plug in the DC into my phone jack and be online surfing away in just a few minutes. ;) It was a lifesaver, and I really thought it went under-appreciated!
nt
"just tired of flipping on the tube to watch 10 minutes of commercials followed by an 'in-show' commercial for the next 10 minutes."
;)
Likewise, I'm tired of it, but the fact remains: people still watch television, and at increasing numbers. What I mean in my original post is that as long as people continue to buy the games (which they will), there will continue to be money made on the advertisements inside of the games. And, besides "patching" the games and other such measures, you, I, nor anyone else (save a huuuuge public outcry) aren't going to be able to do anything about.
I prefer "realist" to "defeatist" myself.
Let me be clear, since you're being offensive: I do NOT work for an advertising company, and I do NOT make decisions on what to do concerning the games. The only person you should be getting mad at are the game developers who want this sort of stuff in there. What the company I work for does it simply PROMOTE the games that are already made, not actually decide what's in there, if there will be advertisements, etc. I was just posting this here so you can get an inside on what the opinions are of the game-developers who this company works for are, not to come across rude or jerk-ish at all.
So, please keep your attitude to yourself.
"...it is theoretically possible for them to block out competitor websites and only allow users to access websites that have paid Google to be shown to their users." I don't see why this matters, or why it's worded how it is (seemingly to be scary or something). No one is going to force you to join this new protocol for their Internet, and if they develop it, what they do with it is their choice. I don't understand the seeming "concern" in the topic description.
I work for a promotion company that deals with movies, video games, and music, and they recently sent us a message asking for our opinions on this sort of "in-game advertising," just to see how we felt. In the end, they emailed us and said that 8 out of 11 of the projects we're working with right now are going to have in-game advertising at a maximum level... so, seems like ya might have to get used to it. :-/
I met a girl recently here at school who grew up in China for most of her life. She saw nothing wrong with the Great Firewall of China, and actually didn't even realize it blocked as much as it does. She said that she and her family, at least, believe it's for the better, because it keeps bad thoughts out of young peoples' heads. I sighed, and fixed her computer. :-/
It doesn't cost 6 dollars per domain. Know your facts before you post, please.
Is there any money to be made in this for them? I suppose this could work out, but only if their probably theories work out and some people buy the service and don't use it. But what about the power buyers (like myself) who get heavy textbooks, heavier textbooks, and even heavier textbooks (grr @ orgo)? It just doesn't seem like it's cost-effective, but maybe I'm missing something..?
I think he's not so stupid as to not get that much of it, but I believe he was saying that its irrationality made no sense to him, and this proof helped him to realize (or believe, perhaps realize is not a good word) that these exist.
I work at my school (Cornell Univ.) in the Information Technologies department taking calls and basically doing technical support for folks who don't know anything about computers. Our ratio of spyware questions to any other questions is definitely at LEAST 4:1. It gets real old, real fast. Thing is, we're not allowed to give advice on what spyware removal tools to use, which makes it that much harder. The problem never gets fixed, and we just get more and more repeat calls.
SO this way I can "draw" pictures and show them off to my friends... you know, and be _cool_ and whatnot?
Two new features in IPv6 are encryption and authentication, so that will definitely cut down on the amount of spoofing. But, when it comes down to it, there will always be a way to make it seem as you're somewhere you're not.
Yes, but you can also spoof IP addresses and make it seem as if you came from someplace different than where you are.
Here's one site: Clicky Search on google and it'll come up with a good deal of sites. ""object rexx" "interpreter""
A lot more information on Rexx can be found here on IBM's website. This is the main page and has links to courses, function libraries, etc.
Divert out attention there, yes, just like everyone else and their mother already has..
www.paypalsucks.com has a lot of information if anyone is wanting to look at it. Their forum has links and crap about what's going on right now with this Paypal deal.