The interesting thing is that the military have all the tools required to keep their votes secure. They could place armed guards around the ballot boxes out in the field, and provide an armed escort on their own transports to deliver the boxes to a polling station at the Pentagon... There are personnel moving around all the time, so the movement of the boxes wouldn't require much in the way of special treatment. The only irregularity necessary would be having the troops vote a day or two in advance so that anyone out on patrol would be covered.
If it's such a big hairy deal about people knowing how you vote, how the heck do exit polls work?? Do the networks make large assumptions about the vote split based on a small sample of people that really don't care who knows how they voted??
My iPod has a very legitimate use: holding my entire music library in MP3 form so I can enjoy it anywhere I go (BTW: I own all the CDs I've ripped to MP3).
You're forgetting that in the RIAA's world, even if you legally bought the media at full price from a music store, ripping MP3s from it is piracy. By that logic, anyone that sells you the technology to rip mp3s is "inducing" you to steal music. It doesn't matter that a small percentage of iPod owners are actually ripping music they wrote and hold copyright on - the vast majority of owners are being encouraged to rip "illegally".
That's not necessarily my point of view, BTW. I've got some vinyl LPs that aren't out on CD, and if I ever get around to it, I'll be ripping them somehow...
You'll be surprised to find out that, almost guaranteed, they pay more in claims than they take in premiums.
You're right, I'd be surprised. Very surprised. The one time we had a claim made against us, our rate increased until we had paid enough extra to cover the claim, then it dropped back to the previous rate.
This was with Farmer's, in Oklahoma. The same people that would take months to process alterations to our policy, then screw it up, and suddenly we're billed 4 or 5 months premium all in one go. The same people who recently sent us a renewal for a car that was sold in February, never mind that they were informed at the time, plus we cancelled our coverage with them in July.
Some people have speculated, without other evidence, that the intention is to ask for an appeal on the basis that SCOX lacked competent representation.
I also don't think that argument would fly - are they not paying (or at least promising) large piles of cash to their lawyers?? To do that, and then turn around and claim that they picked incompetent representation will certainly piss off any investors they have left. It wouldn't make them any friends on Wall Street either.
IANAL either, but I'd think that if they try to base an appeal on lack of competent representation they'll have a hard time finding anyone better than they already have, because their litigation warchest will be severely depleted by the current action. And IBM will still have the same well-oiled legal machine all pumped up and ready to grind their sorry asses into smaller chunks.
You can opt-out of being listed in the phone book. These people weren't given a choice.
On the other hand, these people are presumably going to freely and publically walk into the Republican National Convention, in full view of any person who happens to be watching, right?? Or is it one of those secret society things where everyone wears a mask, nobody knows who's who and they all sneak in via multiple hidden entrances??
I don't for one moment imagine that Castro would: a) want to lose the revenue; or b) actually be able to stop Ah-nold from getting Cuban cigars somehow, if he really wanted them...
You're right. Or the list could be added to the email for an easy reference list of what's in the tar file. Or instead of using tar, use shar, for a completely ascii transport.
TechTV did that too - they set up a Gmail account called FillMyBox and, live on TV, asked people to email stuff to them in chunks of 10Mb or less. I swear to God this is true - I have the video clip...
I'd say that depends on who he pissed off. If his competitor has the right kind of connections, the idiot CEO may one day get a visit from Guido and a couple of friends with cluebats.
The salaries were still pretty low and the skill level of the support people reflected that.
Skill level?? Hah! How much skill is required to follow the tech support script?? Other than a basic command of the primary language they're likely to encounter?
Offshoring tech support just means finding a shop with people that can read script and understand when the customer gets: 1) pissed off and hangs up; or 2) manages to fix their own problem.
telecoms in Europe and U.S. are losing in response to people switching their home phones for cellphones and dial up to cable modems
Also in the news tonight, rain is still wet, leaves often grow on trees, and Guy Fawkes is still the only person to go into politics with honest intentions...
Sorry, just had to get that one out of the way...:)
I was thinking that blocking French browser IPs would allow Yahoo to say "Hey look, we've made a reasonable effort to stop the French from using Yahoo. If anybody is still getting through, it's not our fault."
Actually, the Yahoo folks could take a hint from the pr0n folks and simply put up a big banner that says, "If you are French, please note: you may come across pages on Yahoo that have been deemed illegal by your government. If you still wish to view such pages, click [I accept responsibility for viewing illegal pages]. If you wish to be protected from such pages, please click [Take me to the French Ministry of Thought control]
This is obviously a very effective method of controlling access because nobody ever clicks through the [yes, I'm over 18] button unless they really are 18+, right??
How big a presence does Yahoo have in France anyway?? And how hard would it be to block any browser that appears to come from France, if they even cared that much about it?
My kids are just starting in 6th & 8th grades and, while we don't have to buy books for them, they still have to bring the books home if they have homework. Their backpacks can weigh 30 pounds or more, which is not good for a 11-year-old...
This year, however, some of their books come with a CD of the text, which they will bring home. I was impressed. I may copy the CDs, just so that the originals can be returned in good condition - my kids are a little slapdash about using jewel-cases - but if I do, I'll return the copy with the original at the end of the year. Assuming it hasn't been Coke'd and dog'd to death...
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Or have I missed something vital??
If it's such a big hairy deal about people knowing how you vote, how the heck do exit polls work?? Do the networks make large assumptions about the vote split based on a small sample of people that really don't care who knows how they voted??
You're forgetting that in the RIAA's world, even if you legally bought the media at full price from a music store, ripping MP3s from it is piracy. By that logic, anyone that sells you the technology to rip mp3s is "inducing" you to steal music. It doesn't matter that a small percentage of iPod owners are actually ripping music they wrote and hold copyright on - the vast majority of owners are being encouraged to rip "illegally".
That's not necessarily my point of view, BTW. I've got some vinyl LPs that aren't out on CD, and if I ever get around to it, I'll be ripping them somehow...
In the RIAA's world, the media is non-transferrable. Never mind any legal precedent about First Sale...
Heh... Cold Fusion Back From The Dead is almost as good as Stealing Fire from the Gods
You're right, I'd be surprised. Very surprised. The one time we had a claim made against us, our rate increased until we had paid enough extra to cover the claim, then it dropped back to the previous rate.
This was with Farmer's, in Oklahoma. The same people that would take months to process alterations to our policy, then screw it up, and suddenly we're billed 4 or 5 months premium all in one go. The same people who recently sent us a renewal for a car that was sold in February, never mind that they were informed at the time, plus we cancelled our coverage with them in July.
I also don't think that argument would fly - are they not paying (or at least promising) large piles of cash to their lawyers?? To do that, and then turn around and claim that they picked incompetent representation will certainly piss off any investors they have left. It wouldn't make them any friends on Wall Street either.
IANAL either, but I'd think that if they try to base an appeal on lack of competent representation they'll have a hard time finding anyone better than they already have, because their litigation warchest will be severely depleted by the current action. And IBM will still have the same well-oiled legal machine all pumped up and ready to grind their sorry asses into smaller chunks.
Perhaps a better question would be: "Which would look worse on a resume, working for SCO or claiming to have been out of work during that time?"
On the other hand, these people are presumably going to freely and publically walk into the Republican National Convention, in full view of any person who happens to be watching, right?? Or is it one of those secret society things where everyone wears a mask, nobody knows who's who and they all sneak in via multiple hidden entrances??
I don't for one moment imagine that Castro would: a) want to lose the revenue; or b) actually be able to stop Ah-nold from getting Cuban cigars somehow, if he really wanted them...
On the other hand, who gives a shit if Castro is pissed off about being broadcast without being told??
You're right. Or the list could be added to the email for an easy reference list of what's in the tar file. Or instead of using tar, use shar, for a completely ascii transport.
The grandparent poster was talking of config files. If you have more than 10Mb of config files, you may have other problems...
Stick that in cron...
TechTV did that too - they set up a Gmail account called FillMyBox and, live on TV, asked people to email stuff to them in chunks of 10Mb or less. I swear to God this is true - I have the video clip...
Doesn't have to just be Gmail. I would be surprised if YahooMail and Hotmail couldn't be used in a similar fashion...
Marcus Ranum did NFS over email back in 1995
Skill level?? Hah! How much skill is required to follow the tech support script?? Other than a basic command of the primary language they're likely to encounter?
Offshoring tech support just means finding a shop with people that can read script and understand when the customer gets: 1) pissed off and hangs up; or 2) manages to fix their own problem.
Actually, yes, probably... As long as you dial-in to AOL and don't expect to be able to reach anything other than AOL content...
Also in the news tonight, rain is still wet, leaves often grow on trees, and Guy Fawkes is still the only person to go into politics with honest intentions...
Sorry, just had to get that one out of the way... :)
Actually, the Yahoo folks could take a hint from the pr0n folks and simply put up a big banner that says, "If you are French, please note: you may come across pages on Yahoo that have been deemed illegal by your government. If you still wish to view such pages, click [I accept responsibility for viewing illegal pages]. If you wish to be protected from such pages, please click [Take me to the French Ministry of Thought control]
This is obviously a very effective method of controlling access because nobody ever clicks through the [yes, I'm over 18] button unless they really are 18+, right??
How big a presence does Yahoo have in France anyway?? And how hard would it be to block any browser that appears to come from France, if they even cared that much about it?
This year, however, some of their books come with a CD of the text, which they will bring home. I was impressed. I may copy the CDs, just so that the originals can be returned in good condition - my kids are a little slapdash about using jewel-cases - but if I do, I'll return the copy with the original at the end of the year. Assuming it hasn't been Coke'd and dog'd to death...
Of course they don't. Insert obligatory spaghetti harvest link here