Time is needed to be made aware of infringing content, to make a judgment as to whether or not the content actually is infringing, and to take appropriate action. Not allowing for enough time is short-sighted, vindictive, and can only serve one purpose: To harm or even shut down the forum accused of allowing infringement, silencing all legitimate communication in the process as well.
Considering that the private sector considers anything that doesn't "generate revenue" as a massive cost sink, it's no wonder that security and maintenance infrastructure has been gutted to the point where a stiff breeze could send it all crashing down and massive data theft is so common it's no longer newsworthy.
I was an eBay buyer and seller since 1999. 100% positive feedback rating with over 140 successful transactions despite 2 or 3 minor bumps. I've stuck with them despite the fee increases, despite the PayPal crap, despite everything. The recent fee hikes and the removal of the ability of sellers to post negative feedback had me seriously questioning my continued presence on the site. This blatant violation of the first sale doctrine and handing over of such vast amounts of power to a ruthless cult have proven to be the last straw. A few minutes after reading this article I initiated the process to cancel my eBay account and deleted my eBay bookmark. I wanted to leave them specific reasons why I was leaving but they didn't even give me the option. All they had was a few stupid drop down menus that gave me some bs about the rules being there to make it "fair" for both buyers and sellers after I clicked ok.
All that aside. I think it would be cool to have a robot doing this. I've worked in gas stations outside of Oregon here and there. Where people could do their own fueling, the amount of gas people slopped all over themselves, their car or the ground was substantial... and they always wanted a refund!
I work at a gas station and our policy (and the policy of just about every other station in the state) is once the gas leaves the nozzle, it's yours whether it gets into your tank or not. No one in their right mind would give a refund on something they could neither quantify or reclaim.
The transit companies could claim this service as profiting off of and infringing on their intellectual property (the maps or the actual routes). I smell an AFP style lawsuit in the works.
First of all, the cookies were.. delicious.. i helped myself to a whole stack of them. then, i turn around and hear Bender going 'bite my shiny metal ass', and i think "damn, cookies!?", when.. lo and behold.. there was Joe
If it was me, I would more likely be thinking "ZOMBIE!!!"
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No, they won't.
Time is needed to be made aware of infringing content, to make a judgment as to whether or not the content actually is infringing, and to take appropriate action. Not allowing for enough time is short-sighted, vindictive, and can only serve one purpose: To harm or even shut down the forum accused of allowing infringement, silencing all legitimate communication in the process as well.
No, it's Headcrab!
I thought Java was only good for CS college courses and Minecraft.
The ones needed to fix the system are also the ones who are either rigging it or benefitting from those that are/were rigging it.
Just ask Rachel from Cardholder Services or the guy who's installing security systems in my area that I either already own or don't need.
Considering that the private sector considers anything that doesn't "generate revenue" as a massive cost sink, it's no wonder that security and maintenance infrastructure has been gutted to the point where a stiff breeze could send it all crashing down and massive data theft is so common it's no longer newsworthy.
Dumb(er) Terminal
Where men are men and so are the women.
My phone smells funny and tastes like eww.
The one I find most facinating is MONIAC. A cookie to whoever gets it to run linux.
I was an eBay buyer and seller since 1999. 100% positive feedback rating with over 140 successful transactions despite 2 or 3 minor bumps. I've stuck with them despite the fee increases, despite the PayPal crap, despite everything. The recent fee hikes and the removal of the ability of sellers to post negative feedback had me seriously questioning my continued presence on the site. This blatant violation of the first sale doctrine and handing over of such vast amounts of power to a ruthless cult have proven to be the last straw. A few minutes after reading this article I initiated the process to cancel my eBay account and deleted my eBay bookmark. I wanted to leave them specific reasons why I was leaving but they didn't even give me the option. All they had was a few stupid drop down menus that gave me some bs about the rules being there to make it "fair" for both buyers and sellers after I clicked ok.
All that aside. I think it would be cool to have a robot doing this. I've worked in gas stations outside of Oregon here and there. Where people could do their own fueling, the amount of gas people slopped all over themselves, their car or the ground was substantial... and they always wanted a refund!
I work at a gas station and our policy (and the policy of just about every other station in the state) is once the gas leaves the nozzle, it's yours whether it gets into your tank or not. No one in their right mind would give a refund on something they could neither quantify or reclaim.
BLOW IT ALL UP!!
Shhhhhhh!!!!!!
How comfy is that t-shirt?
Hey, you know what they say... we're bigger, and we're on top. If this was a prison, you'd be our bitch. I wouldn't wanna be Mexico then.
The transit companies could claim this service as profiting off of and infringing on their intellectual property (the maps or the actual routes). I smell an AFP style lawsuit in the works.
First of all, the cookies were .. delicious .. i helped myself to a whole stack of them. then, i turn around and hear Bender going 'bite my shiny metal ass', and i think "damn, cookies!?", when .. lo and behold .. there was Joe
If it was me, I would more likely be thinking "ZOMBIE!!!"
Eric Clapton?
Old Behemoths never die, they just legislate the innovators out of existence.
A man can only rebuy the White album so many times!
Ok this is quite unlikely , though what hapens if a troll decideds to waste his money on this...
Two words(or rather one acronym and one partial URL): USS GoldenPalace.com
Agreed. It actually kind of slogs along, leaving a minuature canyon of soybeany goodness behind it.
In soviet russia, only old people are belong to our beowulf cluster overlords that do not make sense.