That's what risk is about... if you think they will run to Phoenix and the surrounding area (a pretty likely scenario) then you take that risk... it's real estate--you'd have to be a complete idiot to screw it up and not profit. Some of the dumbest people I know make serious money in real estate. Certainly the Slashdot crowd has the wherewithal to do just as well or better.
Because, if your diet is not restricted to Hot Pockets and Jolt, different settings on the microwave make the food "just right." Cooking something straight through at 100% power can produce some strange cuisine that wasn't quite what you put in the microwave. Microwave ovens--since we're on the topic of technophobia--are absolutely nothing like conventional ovens beyond the fact that they make food hot. Microwave ovens are much more brutal in their mission and programming the appliances goes a long way towards making "normal" food.
Try 10 years... I remember talking about these in 1993 as water cooler discussions as a sales rep for Egghead Software long before they became the Mayan Empire and made a complete transition to the Internet so they could sell volleyballs.
Good idea. While I get maybe 10 undeliverable per month, I'd still push for the idea. The problem, at least in the US, is that paid email will potentially run afoul of antitrust laws.
Paid undeliverable outgoing mail, however, might just work. It doesn't require the collaboration of other companies in a cartel-type form. While it doesn't require cooperation, it does require a giant like AOL to implement it before everyone else will follow.
There is precedent for stuff like this. In video games, EA took the first step in making smaller boxes for retail shelves. Within three months, everyone else followed. Almost a year later, you can't find an 8x11 or larger box anywhere.
I think you need to chill. I'm not sure why you wrote a flame... I am pretty hardcore about turning off my phone. However, most of the world is not like you or me.
The mobile phone, by default, is one piece of technology where whitelisting is the most efficient way of handling numbers... that's without 411 or any kind of rogue disturbances. This doesn't seem to bother me except that my phone might ring too much... imagine everybody in a restaurant or a church getting spammed by telemarketing... I think social norms and the nature of the mobile phone itself can put an end to this before it gets started.
Users cannot post anonymously unless they are paying customers... this way, *somebody* is benefiting from their crap.
Also if people cannot create fake login names using the same IP address. If someone wants to waste their days getting a dial-up connection to make fake slashdot IDs, let them. Broadband users, however, not be allowed to do so.
Basically, until the crap comment ratio becomes insignificant, I can't put money in slashdot's pocket. They have potential for fees but not yet.
Is anybody else reminded of the comedy of Fallout 2? As long as you *look* like you belong there, getting in isn't a problem. Maybe the artificial intelligence of single player RPGs is far more accurate than people give them credit for.
Maybe smack-a-lot would have some ironic, hidden connection to circumcision but I suspect that your accuser is from Europe and forgot that he doesn't actually know or understand English.
I like Euronews. Unfortunately, in the US, everything is designed so Americans can't relate to the rest of the world (see: football et al.)
It runs deep and Slashdot isn't the place to have a mature, philosophical conversation.
That said, I'm glad Salon is going down. These guys have an ability to offend across the political spectrum. Primarily, they act as if they are the end all, be all of liberal or objective journalism. They are not.
Their readers are posers that read Salon because it's cool to read salon. They didn't get the newsflash about fiscal responsibility. They didn't get the newsflash about keeping your point short and sweet. They didn't get the newsflash about keeping yourself out of your stories.
kuro5hin and Cyberista and at least a dozen others are, far and away, better than Salon.
Salon's demise will be a good thing for independent, objective media.
That's pretty interesting. I never considered it until now but it makes a hell of a lot of sense for artists to screw over their label by pirating their own stuff--particularly for black and Hispanic artists. They can't lose with Kaaza et al. if their primary audience is in poor neighborhoods that the phone, cable and city doesn't pay attention to. P2P won't be widespread in poor neighborhoods, the bootleg CDs will be available at a reasonable price and the more affluent neighborhoods will download their stuff and likely buy it.
Minority artists can't lose as long as they aren't naive.
Your hypothetical "junior reporter" is probably one of us--meaning educated, technically inclined and sort of broke... allowing the RIAA to spout their idiotic statistics is that reporter doing his job and getting the added bonus of trolling Slashdot without costing him bandwidth fees.
They could jump out with a tank of oxygen and a sit in the center of a giant inflatable ball like that 2400 baud Barney the Purple Martian explorer did.
I don't believe the cable would burn up unless it would be moving at two miles per second. Friction, not the mere existence of atmosphere, is what causes things to heat up upon reentry.
Most class action suits boil down to $20 per claimant if you are lucky. Most class action suits end in settlement because the penalties for losing are usually astronomical. The settlements always put a cap on the amount per claimant. So go apply to Wal-Mart or something because this won't save you.
I worked for Circuit City years ago. They kept all warranty information for all manufacturers in several giant binders... it was a pain when a customer requested it but allowing them to see the manufacturer's warranty *increased* Circuit City extended warranty sales.
How difficult would it be to have a dumb terminal where people can access the software license terms before purchasing? Giving people a little credit for the ability to make an informed decision goes a long way and keeps products from coming back to the store.
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That's what risk is about... if you think they will run to Phoenix and the surrounding area (a pretty likely scenario) then you take that risk... it's real estate--you'd have to be a complete idiot to screw it up and not profit. Some of the dumbest people I know make serious money in real estate. Certainly the Slashdot crowd has the wherewithal to do just as well or better.
The future is now, brother. The future is yesterday.
Because, if your diet is not restricted to Hot Pockets and Jolt, different settings on the microwave make the food "just right." Cooking something straight through at 100% power can produce some strange cuisine that wasn't quite what you put in the microwave. Microwave ovens--since we're on the topic of technophobia--are absolutely nothing like conventional ovens beyond the fact that they make food hot. Microwave ovens are much more brutal in their mission and programming the appliances goes a long way towards making "normal" food.
Try 10 years... I remember talking about these in 1993 as water cooler discussions as a sales rep for Egghead Software long before they became the Mayan Empire and made a complete transition to the Internet so they could sell volleyballs.
Paid undeliverable outgoing mail, however, might just work. It doesn't require the collaboration of other companies in a cartel-type form. While it doesn't require cooperation, it does require a giant like AOL to implement it before everyone else will follow.
There is precedent for stuff like this. In video games, EA took the first step in making smaller boxes for retail shelves. Within three months, everyone else followed. Almost a year later, you can't find an 8x11 or larger box anywhere.
Mod parent FUNNY.
I think you need to chill. I'm not sure why you wrote a flame... I am pretty hardcore about turning off my phone. However, most of the world is not like you or me.
The mobile phone, by default, is one piece of technology where whitelisting is the most efficient way of handling numbers... that's without 411 or any kind of rogue disturbances. This doesn't seem to bother me except that my phone might ring too much... imagine everybody in a restaurant or a church getting spammed by telemarketing... I think social norms and the nature of the mobile phone itself can put an end to this before it gets started.
Also if people cannot create fake login names using the same IP address. If someone wants to waste their days getting a dial-up connection to make fake slashdot IDs, let them. Broadband users, however, not be allowed to do so.
Basically, until the crap comment ratio becomes insignificant, I can't put money in slashdot's pocket. They have potential for fees but not yet.
Is anybody else reminded of the comedy of Fallout 2? As long as you *look* like you belong there, getting in isn't a problem. Maybe the artificial intelligence of single player RPGs is far more accurate than people give them credit for.
You've had too much "freeweed." Cut back by paying for it and you won't come up with conspiratorial connections between circumcision and snacking.
Maybe smack-a-lot would have some ironic, hidden connection to circumcision but I suspect that your accuser is from Europe and forgot that he doesn't actually know or understand English.
It runs deep and Slashdot isn't the place to have a mature, philosophical conversation.
That said, I'm glad Salon is going down. These guys have an ability to offend across the political spectrum. Primarily, they act as if they are the end all, be all of liberal or objective journalism. They are not.
Their readers are posers that read Salon because it's cool to read salon. They didn't get the newsflash about fiscal responsibility. They didn't get the newsflash about keeping your point short and sweet. They didn't get the newsflash about keeping yourself out of your stories.
kuro5hin and Cyberista and at least a dozen others are, far and away, better than Salon.
Salon's demise will be a good thing for independent, objective media.
Minority artists can't lose as long as they aren't naive.
Your hypothetical "junior reporter" is probably one of us--meaning educated, technically inclined and sort of broke... allowing the RIAA to spout their idiotic statistics is that reporter doing his job and getting the added bonus of trolling Slashdot without costing him bandwidth fees.
Data stabbed Troi and something... and something... and whatever... who cares?
Yeah... the same old talent of rope sucking (politely called "selling-out") is already a widespread practice.
That was beer-out-of-the-nose funny. I thought the same thing when I read that line. Glad other people had the same mental image.
They could jump out with a tank of oxygen and a sit in the center of a giant inflatable ball like that 2400 baud Barney the Purple Martian explorer did.
I don't believe the cable would burn up unless it would be moving at two miles per second. Friction, not the mere existence of atmosphere, is what causes things to heat up upon reentry.
Most class action suits boil down to $20 per claimant if you are lucky. Most class action suits end in settlement because the penalties for losing are usually astronomical. The settlements always put a cap on the amount per claimant. So go apply to Wal-Mart or something because this won't save you.
The parent is a troll that understands nothing about economics. Don't feed the troll.
How difficult would it be to have a dumb terminal where people can access the software license terms before purchasing? Giving people a little credit for the ability to make an informed decision goes a long way and keeps products from coming back to the store.
I wish I had tapes... the thing I really, really, really want to send is an old mainframe reel or a giant laserdisc...
My vote goes with 360K 5.25" floppies. Show them genuine old skool.