Spyware is the 'virus' of the 2000's. The only difference is that Viruses don't bother to have an EULA legal mumbo jumbo. They both turn performance to crud.
I wish we could just give customers a system that is essential Read Only as far as system files go, but they REALLY hate it if they can't install their spyware riddled junk toolbars.
Thanks for the information. I sorta had a sneaking suspicion that was the case, but didn't want to dig through their rules to find it. http://cgi5.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI.dll?SellYo urIte m&ssPageName=h:h:syi:US
I've done that enough the past week trying to show them that it is eBay legal to sell printed spam material.
" Not exactly. We here "aboot" because you pronounce it "aboot", if you pronounced it "about" thats what we would hear. "
I've tested this. I said 'about' to a girl from Flint Michigan, and she thought I said 'aboot'. I said 'about' to people in Oregon, and they heard 'about'. Some Americans just expect to hear an ugh sound, so something else sounds like an oo to them.
Unfortunately that will mean defying the 'laws' of capitalist economics. Things can be made cheaper in countries where the labour force is glad to have work and doesn't care if they are poisoned, or paid unlivable wages. If the transportation cost doesn't make it more than what it costs to make it locally, we'll choose raping the earth over Made in USA products every time. Tariffs should be used more effectively by the USA, instead of blocking Canadian products with illegal tariffs, they should start places higher taxes on good imported from 3rd world countries, and China.
I don't know what is more disheartening. That there are people like you, or that there are people who moderated your flaimbait, insightful.
If Americans are complaining they can't understand an Indian-English accent, then what is the difference if Canadians can't understand an American-English accent, if it isn't the one that is found in Hollywood?
Most of the rest of the world has problems with the American accents, of which there are serveral that sound nothing like the English spoken in my parts of Canada. When we say 'about' they hear aboot, because they are used to the oo sound being an ugh sound.
They made it a pre-approved bidder auction. That was a good move. The mistake they made though is putting a reserve on it. There is no reason to increase interest in the space faring billionaire niche. Just list the item with the lowest price you are willing to get for it.
Reserves are just to make eBay more money in the long run.
Soon this company will be asked by a country in the Middle East for their kits. Then they won't last long. Imagine the reaction of Homeland Security? It won't be pretty.
Exactly. For $500 you could buy a decent digital camera, and make your own works of art, and with a $150 TV out card, display them to your Plasma TV from your computer.
In the next few days, the European Parliament will decide about the legalisation and adoption of so-called "software patents" in Europe, which are already
used by large companies in other countries to put competitors out of business. This can lead to the termination of many software projects such as
KNOPPIX, at least within Europe, because the holders of the over 30,000 already granted "software patents" (currently without a legal foundation) can
claim exclusive rights and collect license fees for trivial things like "progress bars", "mouseclicks on online order forms", "scrolling within a window" and
similar. That way, software developers will have to pay the "software-patentholders" for using these features, even in their own, completely self-developed
applications, which can completely stall the development of innovative software for small and medium companies. Apart from this, the expense for patent
inquiries and legal assistence is high, for even trying to find out if the self-developed software is possibly violating "software-patents", if you want to
continue to market your software.
Contrary to real patents, "software-patents" are, in the current draft, monopolization of business ideas and methods, even without any tangible technical implementation.
Fortunately you are a bigger Avril fan than I, and know her real hometown. I didn't care to verify where she lived, but operating under the [incorrect] knowledge that I was given by someone else who thought it was Nepean, what I said was perfectly true.
It doesn't mean I don't know geography, I just don't know where Avril's hometown really was, like I thought I did.
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Spyware is the 'virus' of the 2000's. The only difference is that Viruses don't bother to have an EULA legal mumbo jumbo. They both turn performance to crud.
I wish we could just give customers a system that is essential Read Only as far as system files go, but they REALLY hate it if they can't install their spyware riddled junk toolbars.
Thanks for the information. I sorta had a sneaking suspicion that was the case, but didn't want to dig through their rules to find it.o urIte m&ssPageName=h:h:syi:US
http://cgi5.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI.dll?SellY
I've done that enough the past week trying to show them that it is eBay legal to sell printed spam material.
Why didn't they auction it on eBay? I mean, there are competitors to eBay now?
OK, I'm joking. But really I do wonder what their reasons were.
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Not exactly. We here "aboot" because you pronounce it "aboot", if you pronounced it "about" thats what we would hear.
"
I've tested this. I said 'about' to a girl from Flint Michigan, and she thought I said 'aboot'. I said 'about' to people in Oregon, and they heard 'about'. Some Americans just expect to hear an ugh sound, so something else sounds like an oo to them.
Well sorrrry. Your joke didn't come across as intended. A bit of a ;-) or hint would have helped everyone pick up your intent wasn't to flame, eh? ;-)
Unfortunately that will mean defying the 'laws' of capitalist economics. Things can be made cheaper in countries where the labour force is glad to have work and doesn't care if they are poisoned, or paid unlivable wages. If the transportation cost doesn't make it more than what it costs to make it locally, we'll choose raping the earth over Made in USA products every time. Tariffs should be used more effectively by the USA, instead of blocking Canadian products with illegal tariffs, they should start places higher taxes on good imported from 3rd world countries, and China.
I don't know what is more disheartening. That there are people like you, or that there are people who moderated your flaimbait, insightful.
If Americans are complaining they can't understand an Indian-English accent, then what is the difference if Canadians can't understand an American-English accent, if it isn't the one that is found in Hollywood?
Most of the rest of the world has problems with the American accents, of which there are serveral that sound nothing like the English spoken in my parts of Canada. When we say 'about' they hear aboot, because they are used to the oo sound being an ugh sound.
"Rebught yughr comughter now."
XCOR doesn't like X-Prize so they got the FAAAA for CST to AOK their design? So AST is stuck with XCOR or Congress with a 180?
Clear as mud.
They made it a pre-approved bidder auction. That was a good move. The mistake they made though is putting a reserve on it. There is no reason to increase interest in the space faring billionaire niche. Just list the item with the lowest price you are willing to get for it.
Reserves are just to make eBay more money in the long run.
Because you don't even put your auctions in a sig file.
;-)
Hint Hint
"You really can get anything on ebay."
Not to be picky, but I've known that for a while now, ever since selling that use toothpaste tube and brush.
No betting on when a time machine will be invented. Because the person who guesses when, is probably the bastard that did invent it.
If this post didn't make your head spin on your shoulders and implode, then you have a better temproral mind than I.
Soon this company will be asked by a country in the Middle East for their kits. Then they won't last long. Imagine the reaction of Homeland Security? It won't be pretty.
I concur. Signature line advertisements are insidious. That is why I put the bulk of my Ad in the homepage link. ;-)
Then think of how many bytes of that number are actually backed up if they are irreplacable?
I'd bet not much. And what is backed up may only have a shelf life of about 20 months if on poor CD-R or Floppies.
Exactly. For $500 you could buy a decent digital camera, and make your own works of art, and with a $150 TV out card, display them to your Plasma TV from your computer.
Or you could buy free market apples from ONTARIO which would make more sense.
Think of it this way:
If the Ukraine grew wheat, and Saskatchewan grew the same amount and kind of wheat, which one should ship that wheat to Eritrea?
Answer: Neither, because neither would get paid much for the food. They should just hold it and wait for a buyer with money.
That is the economy you are suggesting we work to "maintain". Sickening really.
Sorry about the formatting, I should have used preview.
Or maybe not, no doubt Preview is one of those patented technologies and I'd have to pay up.
Closed because of "Software-Patents"
In the next few days, the European Parliament will decide about the legalisation and adoption of so-called "software patents" in Europe, which are already
used by large companies in other countries to put competitors out of business. This can lead to the termination of many software projects such as
KNOPPIX, at least within Europe, because the holders of the over 30,000 already granted "software patents" (currently without a legal foundation) can
claim exclusive rights and collect license fees for trivial things like "progress bars", "mouseclicks on online order forms", "scrolling within a window" and
similar. That way, software developers will have to pay the "software-patentholders" for using these features, even in their own, completely self-developed
applications, which can completely stall the development of innovative software for small and medium companies. Apart from this, the expense for patent
inquiries and legal assistence is high, for even trying to find out if the self-developed software is possibly violating "software-patents", if you want to
continue to market your software.
Contrary to real patents, "software-patents" are, in the current draft, monopolization of business ideas and methods, even without any tangible technical implementation.
I tried visiting
http://www.knoppix.org for the first time about 2 weeks ago and was greeted by bad news about European law in the works.
But I can't find the /. key. My keyboard only has the
. and / keys, and I have to rearrange them myself. Quite frustrating.
Why settle for anything but the best system?
The Power Memory System is the best
It seems almost wrong to play Jumpan on an AMD 1800+, but it is such a pain to plug in the 386, or Commodore 64.
Good luck with the ROM plan. I hope it fares better than the "legal MP3" industry.
Fortunately you are a bigger Avril fan than I, and know her real hometown. I didn't care to verify where she lived, but operating under the [incorrect] knowledge that I was given by someone else who thought it was Nepean, what I said was perfectly true.
It doesn't mean I don't know geography, I just don't know where Avril's hometown really was, like I thought I did.