What does it say about the times we are in that the greatest champions of intellectual property freedoms are the constituents of the biggest dictatorship of the world?
Without any other context than your question, I'd say it means Linus, the whole EFF, the more enlightened members of IMB's management team, and a handful of Groklaw's more active members must have moved to North Korea.
Contractor: "Well, you asked for code, you paid for code. OH, you mean you wanted *working* code! Well, you should have asked for working code... that'll cost ya extra."
To prevent getting ripped off, structure your payments in a written agreement, like this:
50% at delivery 40% at one month after delivery 10% at 90 days after delivery
Specify in the payment agreement that the 40% and 10% amounts can be withheld for longer periods, at buyer's sole discretion, if flaws are found and until those flaws are resolved to buyer's satisfaction.
Many companies are willing to accept graduated payments that cover their up-front costs upon delivery, overhead costs with net 30 days, and net profit within 60-90 days. They won't like it, but most will accept it if it means getting the work or losing the contract opportunity.
Best of all, if they screw up and won't fix it, at least you have a little money left over in the budget to pay someone else to perform first aid.
Final caveat: always put in a clause allowing for disputes to be settled by an arbitrage firm, with the costs to be divided by each party. Most firms would rather correct problems than pay for half of an arbitrator's expense, even if it means hiring a competitor to mend their own defective products or services.
Can Spam Can't Stop Spam, and Spammee Can't Stop Spam, but Spammer Can Stop Spamee?
ps I thought "spamee" was the descriptive term for the amorphous oozing mess left after stomping a spammer - sort of a spammer puree, which is a much more pleasing thought than me trying to make anything rhyme ever again
-1 flamebait? looks as if at least one moderator thinks your anal probe is defective.
btw, what exactly is an appropriate name for the sequel: Y Files? XX Files? X Files II?
No, the laid off engineer who was angry at the world and had a latent interest in aerospace technology, now lives in various caves along the Afgani and Pakistani borders.
I was agreeing with everything you said, right up to this point:
"I'd love to get one of those 100mW green lasers to mess around with, but now I can't."
Ummm... and just what would you do with one of those? (Admit it, you'd like to make a houseful of popcorn, wouldn't you? Well, actually, so would I, come to think of it:)
Yeah it's a million chips but this is not big-time counterfeiting.
Whoa, you sound like that dude in the Austin Powers movie! So how many chips would it take to impress you... say, one hundred BILLION fake chips?! (said while gnawing on the tip of my curled pinky)
Say what you will about the evils of capitalism, and how the profit motive leads to no good end -- as a consumer, I say "Thank you, Samsung!" for taking this step to guarantee the quality of your products. You've definitely earned my future business with this move!
Secondary password is only valid for authentication after 6 months (or some other reasonable time period) of inactivity (presumably death)
After 6 months of inactivity, my email inbox would be so full of spam, even *I* wouldn't bother with that email account! Even if I was a damned rose-from-the-dead zombie with all of eternity on my hands!
As an independent software developer, I have seen my individual income from software sales drop from $1.25 million annually five years ago, to under $800,000 this year.
5 years ago? That would have been just before the dot com bust, when idiots with buckets of cash were spending free money like Soupy Sales threw confetti. Not to say that your software isn't any good, but consider how the entire IT market cookie has crumbled, and not just your own meager piece.
There's a lot of scary things here, but to me what is most scary is that American copyright owners can mobilize foreign police to do their bidding.
Not surprising, given this was proceeded by American oil owners mobilizing foreign military forces to do their bidding.
Hollywood only plays at being liberal - when it gets right down to the nitty gritty dark underside of capitalism, they can be every bit as nasty as the robber barrons on Wall Street.
"my tax dollars hard at work and yet i'm not able to see what's going on?"
So, hey, if you get raped by Spoony the Gay Clown, escapee from your nearest mental institution, and then Spoony creatively stuffs your arsehole full of thorned rose stems after his little rumpa-rump escapade, sprays whip cream in concentric circles around the rose "vase", and props you up on the hood of your neighbor's riding lawnmower for said photoshoot...
Are you gonna mind when some anonymous taxpayer insists that he should be able to see the polaroid? Because, hey, it's part of the court record, his taxes support the courts, and using your logic, he has a full right to "see what's going on..."
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meh! IMB = IBM (fumbly figners!)
Without any other context than your question, I'd say it means Linus, the whole EFF, the more enlightened members of IMB's management team, and a handful of Groklaw's more active members must have moved to North Korea.
Contractor: "Well, you asked for code, you paid for code. OH, you mean you wanted *working* code! Well, you should have asked for working code... that'll cost ya extra."
To prevent getting ripped off, structure your payments in a written agreement, like this:
50% at delivery
40% at one month after delivery
10% at 90 days after delivery
Specify in the payment agreement that the 40% and 10% amounts can be withheld for longer periods, at buyer's sole discretion, if flaws are found and until those flaws are resolved to buyer's satisfaction.
Many companies are willing to accept graduated payments that cover their up-front costs upon delivery, overhead costs with net 30 days, and net profit within 60-90 days. They won't like it, but most will accept it if it means getting the work or losing the contract opportunity.
Best of all, if they screw up and won't fix it, at least you have a little money left over in the budget to pay someone else to perform first aid.
Final caveat: always put in a clause allowing for disputes to be settled by an arbitrage firm, with the costs to be divided by each party. Most firms would rather correct problems than pay for half of an arbitrator's expense, even if it means hiring a competitor to mend their own defective products or services.
I get dizzy just saying this synopsis:
Can Spam Can't Stop Spam, and
Spammee Can't Stop Spam, but
Spammer Can Stop Spamee?
ps I thought "spamee" was the descriptive term for the amorphous oozing mess left after stomping a spammer - sort of a spammer puree, which is a much more pleasing thought than me trying to make anything rhyme ever again
-1 flamebait? looks as if at least one moderator thinks your anal probe is defective. btw, what exactly is an appropriate name for the sequel: Y Files? XX Files? X Files II?
Does this mean I have to worry about hackers turning my socks into spam zombies?
Mark: Wow, it really looked like that dwarf half-alligator Gypsy lady had a beard!
PT Barnum: Sucker! (checks watch)another 60 seconds 'til the next one is born...
Gawd, that was incredibly funny. I'd love to comment more, but have to go take care of, er, my infant son's "diaper issue" right now :)
(and too bad that he still lives, sez i)
Defrag?
"I'd love to get one of those 100mW green lasers to mess around with, but now I can't."
Ummm... and just what would you do with one of those? (Admit it, you'd like to make a houseful of popcorn, wouldn't you? Well, actually, so would I, come to think of it :)
Whoa, you sound like that dude in the Austin Powers movie! So how many chips would it take to impress you... say, one hundred BILLION fake chips?! (said while gnawing on the tip of my curled pinky)
Say what you will about the evils of capitalism, and how the profit motive leads to no good end -- as a consumer, I say "Thank you, Samsung!" for taking this step to guarantee the quality of your products. You've definitely earned my future business with this move!
Ubergeeks daydreaming about stealing a janitor's identity? Slashdot gets weirder every day, I tells ya...
I knew a lawyer once who used to try his clients on wine, but he got debarred. (thanks, I'm here all week, try the veal!...)
Dammit, I went to www.pricelessware.com and came back ready to chew some ass... then reread your post and realized that I missed the DOT ORG.
After 6 months of inactivity, my email inbox would be so full of spam, even *I* wouldn't bother with that email account! Even if I was a damned rose-from-the-dead zombie with all of eternity on my hands!
5 years ago? That would have been just before the dot com bust, when idiots with buckets of cash were spending free money like Soupy Sales threw confetti. Not to say that your software isn't any good, but consider how the entire IT market cookie has crumbled, and not just your own meager piece.
Not surprising, given this was proceeded by American oil owners mobilizing foreign military forces to do their bidding.
Hollywood only plays at being liberal - when it gets right down to the nitty gritty dark underside of capitalism, they can be every bit as nasty as the robber barrons on Wall Street.
"With most of the layoffs coming from the Northern Virginia offices, what are their hopes for finding new jobs?"
Meanwhile, throughout the entire country, thousands of class action trial lawyers suddenly stop in mid-writ and feel their spidey-sense tingle...
Clippy was/is an automated helpdesk.
And, all things considered, I'd rather have someone in India ask me if my monitor is plugged in, than deal with Clippy.
So, hey, if you get raped by Spoony the Gay Clown, escapee from your nearest mental institution, and then Spoony creatively stuffs your arsehole full of thorned rose stems after his little rumpa-rump escapade, sprays whip cream in concentric circles around the rose "vase", and props you up on the hood of your neighbor's riding lawnmower for said photoshoot...
Are you gonna mind when some anonymous taxpayer insists that he should be able to see the polaroid? Because, hey, it's part of the court record, his taxes support the courts, and using your logic, he has a full right to "see what's going on..."