Dunno. I've had that happen, but its quite rare. Lately I've had the same IP addy for over a month on cable. Either way it's gotta screw up somebody's statistical sample. I have to wonder if there's any "map" of the rate at which broadband providers change addy leases vs geographical area, for instance.
"This is typical nerd elitism. They think they are so smart that they can do everyone's job. But put them in charge of making a sale, or managing human resources, or developing a marketing plan, and they are clueless.. despite their believe that they could do a better job."
I have to disagree. After a lifetime of being picked on for being "different" and smart, its a case of fear. Not elitism. It's a case of fear of failure, and choosing to go with one's known strengths instead -- which doesn't include society.
Nah, I prefer slow annihilation when I want to make a point. For example, chain them to a large ant-hill and pour honey on them. Instead of selling on Ebay, sell the rights to the time-lapse video of it. Prolly make more that way anyhow.
Dunno. I used all kinds of filtering for a while. Nowdays I just use gmail and a whitelist on my box, with a decent/etc/hosts file. It cuts out almost all the crap that way, both mail and web.
Hrmmm, yeah you maybe right. I have to think about that. All the same, it makes me wonder who is really behind it all, and why? What do they gain, and how to remove the incentive?
Nah, I figure the spammers get nailed anyway, regardless of whether it originates with a company. It wouldn't necessarily limit competition if investigators let it slide while going after the spammers themselves under various financial regulations instead of technical measures. Bonus points for being able to prove that a competitor was connected to it.
It's not much different from what's going on already, it just needs to be quicker to react IMHO.
Well, spam is a technical issue driven by human nature and social ills, IMHO. So I think it would be good to have the various trade and exchange regulators deal with it, at least somewhat.
For example, the SEC or various national/international trade blocs could have a task force which more actively does something about stock spam. For example, company XYZ appears in a spam message in country ABC. If the company originated the spam or paid for it, then they are barred from trading in country ABC for a length of time. If they did *not* originate the spam, then the task forces would track down the originators with assistance from local law enforcement.
The overall idea is to remove the incentive to spam.
Wow, just goes to show that maybe the tinfoil hat and magic 8-ball are correct sometimes! It kind of reminds me of when everybody thought it was just a fad or something.. and they were wrong.
The metric system is base-10. Binary systems such as computers are in base-2. For the purpose of histronics both mensuration and computation are branches of Science, and the prefixes are equally valid. IMHO what people complain about is that marketing uses the "base-2" numbers to make things look bigger to a "base-10" mind.
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Dunno. I've had that happen, but its quite rare. Lately I've had the same IP addy for over a month on cable. Either way it's gotta screw up somebody's statistical sample. I have to wonder if there's any "map" of the rate at which broadband providers change addy leases vs geographical area, for instance.
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Yes, much like the Post Office. And *thst* is why they grant everything in sight; the USPTO is a profit center for themselves and the gov't.
Sorta like the difference between 98SE, W2K, and XP?
... would purchase a dedicated tablet device for reading google news while on the can.
I have to disagree. After a lifetime of being picked on for being "different" and smart, its a case of fear. Not elitism. It's a case of fear of failure, and choosing to go with one's known strengths instead -- which doesn't include society.
Such a pity for Zune!
Maybe is this the reason Novell and MS wanted that deal of theirs so much?
That standard would be POSIX, the SuS3 API's.
Who counted 10^24 snowflakes? Doesn't that make them a bit flakey? Maybe they had too much time on their hands or something...
Nah, I prefer slow annihilation when I want to make a point. For example, chain them to a large ant-hill and pour honey on them. Instead of selling on Ebay, sell the rights to the time-lapse video of it. Prolly make more that way anyhow.
Dunno. I used all kinds of filtering for a while. Nowdays I just use gmail and a whitelist on my box, with a decent /etc/hosts file. It cuts out almost all the crap that way, both mail and web.
Hrmmm, yeah you maybe right. I have to think about that. All the same, it makes me wonder who is really behind it all, and why? What do they gain, and how to remove the incentive?
Nah, I figure the spammers get nailed anyway, regardless of whether it originates with a company. It wouldn't necessarily limit competition if investigators let it slide while going after the spammers themselves under various financial regulations instead of technical measures. Bonus points for being able to prove that a competitor was connected to it. It's not much different from what's going on already, it just needs to be quicker to react IMHO.
Well, spam is a technical issue driven by human nature and social ills, IMHO. So I think it would be good to have the various trade and exchange regulators deal with it, at least somewhat. For example, the SEC or various national/international trade blocs could have a task force which more actively does something about stock spam. For example, company XYZ appears in a spam message in country ABC. If the company originated the spam or paid for it, then they are barred from trading in country ABC for a length of time. If they did *not* originate the spam, then the task forces would track down the originators with assistance from local law enforcement. The overall idea is to remove the incentive to spam.
Fine with me. I'm still trying to scrub my brain out after picturing Ballmer squirting. *shrug*
Wow, just goes to show that maybe the tinfoil hat and magic 8-ball are correct sometimes! It kind of reminds me of when everybody thought it was just a fad or something.. and they were wrong.
and a long life!
"Thou 700-ton metallic space beast, wherein the Nazgul dwell.."
Nope, that money was contracted to Boies, Schiller & Flexner. Who knows what the other firms are up to?
Not true. SCO's lawyers have been paid 30 million up front, the fees were capped.
Is this the cure for Freudian "printer envy"? It must be terrible when your printer feels vulnerable...
The metric system is base-10. Binary systems such as computers are in base-2. For the purpose of histronics both mensuration and computation are branches of Science, and the prefixes are equally valid. IMHO what people complain about is that marketing uses the "base-2" numbers to make things look bigger to a "base-10" mind.
If you win, you are left with your life and your freedom in capital cases like this. That's more than nothing.
Were the heads named "Gates" and "Ballmer"? Just asking... it seems appropriate.