If you think Satelite Radio isn't capatalizing on the same business model as regular radio, think again. There is nothing at all to suggest otherwise. If I were driven soley by the bottom line, I definitely would.
If we all were satelite radio, wouldn't we do the same? Maybe not as most of us are geeks who care more about what is right and less about a big payday at the expense of others.
Perhaps the intent of NPR was to keep sites from linking to them within framed pages.
Just about every comment I have read in this thread speaks of how NPR's policy doesn't make sense...and it doesn't.
IMHO, I'd bet that the person unltimately responsible for driving their linking (or lack there of) effort doesn't understand completely what they are talking about.
There are "absolute auctions" of buildings all the time. I personally have bought office space in Massachusetts for 1/8th of the city's estimated worth. There was actually nothing wrong with the building, just that the bank had tried to sell it, then auction it with no success until they said, "This time we are auctioning it off no matter what the offer." Thus the term "absolute auction".
I think when the original poster mentioned an existing structure and not an empty plot of land, one would assume that the building was not wanted. After all, this IS an article and thread about building your own home.
Also, one could read the paper, look for the next big building fire in your hometown. It is very possible that a person can offer very little money (say just the cost of what the land is worth) to buy the land and burned remains. This way the former owner collects their insurance and doesn't have to spend a dime to repair the property (which often is a full rebuild anyway when there is major structural damage). You would be VERY surprised how often a property owner is interested in this type of situation when approached.
So how do I know any of this stuff? I am not only a property owner, a person who HAS demolished an entire burned structure to the ground (when I was a teen, I took that on as a 2 week summer gig - just me, one hired hand and 4 full size dumpsters) AND I am a state licensed Public Adjuster (the second youngest ever in the state of MA). A public adjuster is one that works for insured (you) against insurance companies and their adjusters to maximize your claim for a %. I have had to write estimates (construction costs and contents) for more burned houses than you can imagine, with countless more before I was licensed (my dad had the same occupation and who was the lucky guy to provide free manpower to him). Thus my insider insight.
There are countless building auctions every day in every state. Many of them are absolute auctions that can provide for some unbelievable deals. I know someone who bought a 3-tenement house for $100 (plus a few hundred in back taxes) a few years back. A search on Google containing "auctioneer" and your state's name is likely to provide you with quite a few results. By contacting these folks, you can get a mailer from each of them once a month with all of their auctions for the next month or so. Definitely worth checking out.
I suppose my first post was short and to an incomplete point for brevity, thus did not relay the above.
Actually, you can get an entire 3 story house demolished with all debris removed in 2 days from a demolition company. About 15K. I can forward you to a number of sources, if you like.
100K - 15K = you can still aford to buy me a beer at a Sox game.
Boston is pretty good inside of the city, between the bus and the "T". Unfortunately, the Big Dig is putting quite a damper on the Transit Authority's plans on expanding the Commuter Rail. The Big Dig gets to dip into the money that funds these expansions.
I live 1 hour south of Boston. It takes me less time to drive into work than to take public transportation, even with bad traffic.
Well, maybe those of us who do rent the modem from AT&T should be "careful". I mean after all, if say, once a week, my modem got fried and they had to replace it 3 to 4 times a month, they might start thinking it is a bargain to give folks $10 off a month to provide their own (and thus be responsible for their own).
Maybe if a number of us end up costing them $300 a month, they'll start thinking twice about porking the few customers who are saving them money.
Look no further than Replay TV and their separate site (http://www.myreplaytv.com). I have been using it for about a year now.
Good luck to all you Tivo owners who start to get stuck with AOL services. Didn't we all run as fast as we could away from AOL's proprietary everything a couple of years ago? Don't we all make fun of every AOL user we come across.
I'm embarassed for every Tivo user, especially the/. folks.
I work for a software manufacturer and of course, our stuff is pirated as soon as it hits the market.
Sure you might have a lot of people writing Mario Kart clones, but then you have more poeple who know how to develop on your system. If the market isn't very tight, it then costs less to find qualified developers. Then, more likely that companies will consider producing games.
My logic might be perfect, but it can't hurt to have an underground using dev stuff.
Webtrends does the same as a lot of the free alternatives out there, but looks a lot prettier.
Note: Many Mac users by default can not properly navigate through Webtrends Reports (Log Analyzer) due to a Java issue, which is an issue where I work where over half of the boxes are Mac.
I love my Replay TV. Truthfully, the only reason why I went with Replay at the onset (my unit is a 2020 - at least 2 years old) was that the price I paid, which was much more than a TIVO, included a lifetime subscription.
I suppose we can join in the "Let's Sue Replay", class-action style if they pull that out from under us.
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why did I get the one ass that will mod me down for a redudndant post when most threads on Slahdot are FULL of redundant posts.
Oh great, now I'm going to be modded for flaming.
;^(
...now that they have posted a link to the bill.
Watch as the Parliament's website chokes to a halt.
So automatic machine guns are illegal unless you use it against gangbangers?
I think I just saw Linux eating breakfast with Elvis this morning about an hour south of Boston...
Common guys. Don't be so tough on Hemos' proofing skills: blame nate. it's his fault.
I thought Superman sent Mitnick back to his own dimension by saying his name backwards...
If you think Satelite Radio isn't capatalizing on the same business model as regular radio, think again. There is nothing at all to suggest otherwise. If I were driven soley by the bottom line, I definitely would.
If we all were satelite radio, wouldn't we do the same? Maybe not as most of us are geeks who care more about what is right and less about a big payday at the expense of others.
Why not?
I know people who use their car to drive less than one block...
Fat bastards.
I'd bet this is just a big scam by the pocketbook industry to boost man-purse sales.
planned obsolescence:
First my Nintendos
then my OS
now my wallet...
Perhaps the intent of NPR was to keep sites from linking to them within framed pages.
Just about every comment I have read in this thread speaks of how NPR's policy doesn't make sense...and it doesn't.
IMHO, I'd bet that the person unltimately responsible for driving their linking (or lack there of) effort doesn't understand completely what they are talking about.
I believe it is one of their assistant web masters.
;^)
Y C: ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA57ZPADYC.html+google+log o+artist&hl=en
I couldn't find the article on him, but it was cached on Google.
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:gZ8ccuVepm
It's so funny that I've been sending around links to my friends of their old corporate websites for months now. Totally freaks them out.
On a different note, how long until the wayback machine is used as evidence in court?
"No, Your Honor, we never posted slanderous comments about XYZ Company. *Oh CRAP! Not the Wayback Machine?!?*
"Dubious claims aside, it looks like a handy way to bring down prices even if it doesn't improve ultimate top speed."
I don't remember speaking to any reporter. Or going to Princeton. Or the 90's.
Why are you all looking at me like that?
There are "absolute auctions" of buildings all the time. I personally have bought office space in Massachusetts for 1/8th of the city's estimated worth. There was actually nothing wrong with the building, just that the bank had tried to sell it, then auction it with no success until they said, "This time we are auctioning it off no matter what the offer." Thus the term "absolute auction".
I think when the original poster mentioned an existing structure and not an empty plot of land, one would assume that the building was not wanted. After all, this IS an article and thread about building your own home.
Also, one could read the paper, look for the next big building fire in your hometown. It is very possible that a person can offer very little money (say just the cost of what the land is worth) to buy the land and burned remains. This way the former owner collects their insurance and doesn't have to spend a dime to repair the property (which often is a full rebuild anyway when there is major structural damage). You would be VERY surprised how often a property owner is interested in this type of situation when approached.
So how do I know any of this stuff? I am not only a property owner, a person who HAS demolished an entire burned structure to the ground (when I was a teen, I took that on as a 2 week summer gig - just me, one hired hand and 4 full size dumpsters) AND I am a state licensed Public Adjuster (the second youngest ever in the state of MA). A public adjuster is one that works for insured (you) against insurance companies and their adjusters to maximize your claim for a %. I have had to write estimates (construction costs and contents) for more burned houses than you can imagine, with countless more before I was licensed (my dad had the same occupation and who was the lucky guy to provide free manpower to him). Thus my insider insight.
There are countless building auctions every day in every state. Many of them are absolute auctions that can provide for some unbelievable deals. I know someone who bought a 3-tenement house for $100 (plus a few hundred in back taxes) a few years back. A search on Google containing "auctioneer" and your state's name is likely to provide you with quite a few results. By contacting these folks, you can get a mailer from each of them once a month with all of their auctions for the next month or so. Definitely worth checking out.
I suppose my first post was short and to an incomplete point for brevity, thus did not relay the above.
Actually, you can get an entire 3 story house demolished with all debris removed in 2 days from a demolition company. About 15K. I can forward you to a number of sources, if you like.
100K - 15K = you can still aford to buy me a beer at a Sox game.
-Mike
Boston is pretty good inside of the city, between the bus and the "T". Unfortunately, the Big Dig is putting quite a damper on the Transit Authority's plans on expanding the Commuter Rail. The Big Dig gets to dip into the money that funds these expansions.
I live 1 hour south of Boston. It takes me less time to drive into work than to take public transportation, even with bad traffic.
Well, maybe those of us who do rent the modem from AT&T should be "careful". I mean after all, if say, once a week, my modem got fried and they had to replace it 3 to 4 times a month, they might start thinking it is a bargain to give folks $10 off a month to provide their own (and thus be responsible for their own).
Maybe if a number of us end up costing them $300 a month, they'll start thinking twice about porking the few customers who are saving them money.
...She HAS figured out she gets a quarter gram of heroin per song.
Look no further than Replay TV and their separate site (http://www.myreplaytv.com). I have been using it for about a year now.
/. folks.
Good luck to all you Tivo owners who start to get stuck with AOL services. Didn't we all run as fast as we could away from AOL's proprietary everything a couple of years ago? Don't we all make fun of every AOL user we come across.
I'm embarassed for every Tivo user, especially the
I don't know about that.
I work for a software manufacturer and of course, our stuff is pirated as soon as it hits the market.
Sure you might have a lot of people writing Mario Kart clones, but then you have more poeple who know how to develop on your system. If the market isn't very tight, it then costs less to find qualified developers. Then, more likely that companies will consider producing games.
My logic might be perfect, but it can't hurt to have an underground using dev stuff.
First they make me look 20 pounds heavier than I really am, change my eye color so that I look like the undead and now this?!?
How much longer are we willing to stand for this?
I say we get a taxpayer funded task force to oversee the destruction of all evil cameras.
It's great that we will pay for the effort to invade our privacy.
Thank you brother, may I have another?
Webtrends does the same as a lot of the free alternatives out there, but looks a lot prettier.
Note: Many Mac users by default can not properly navigate through Webtrends Reports (Log Analyzer) due to a Java issue, which is an issue where I work where over half of the boxes are Mac.
AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, Earthlink, ect.
Some do a reverse DNS lookup to make sure that the ip address the mail came from matches the domain of the sender.
Damned strait.
I love my Replay TV. Truthfully, the only reason why I went with Replay at the onset (my unit is a 2020 - at least 2 years old) was that the price I paid, which was much more than a TIVO, included a lifetime subscription.
I suppose we can join in the "Let's Sue Replay", class-action style if they pull that out from under us.