Good customer service would dictate that...
The point is, "the phone company", wherever you are, is granted a geographic monopoly.
Your silly little rules of market forces do not apply here.
to quote:
Or maybe we need new brower identifications that don't ID the brower, but instead define the browser's capabilities
I won't pretend to know the standards - proposal - review process, and I'm too lazy to study up on it, but this is an excellent idea, or would be, if browsers followed published standards.
but in reality no company in the US can force employees to do it.
1) Similarly, no company can force employees to take a drug test. It's purely optional, but if you won't follow this simple request, you're obviously a troublemaker and (insert multimegacorp's name here) would just as soon not have you around
2) No website can force you to accept cookies, but if you turn cookies off, you lock yourself out of a good number of websites.
3) No check-cashing storefront, health club, or other membership-based enterprise can force you to surrender your state or federal government-issued identification, but is fully authorized to decline your business if you refuse to comply.
" Most of these machines are Windows-based machines, which soon will quite easily support IPv6 (Windows ME) and may already (anyone know if Win98 supports it?). "
Windows 98 does not support it out of the box, and neither does Windows 2000, for that matter. It is possible, though, to download the Windows 2000 patches from here.   An Intro into Microsoft's take on Ipv6 can be found here
NTT in Japan started using IPv6 commercially in March, according to this article here
liquid hydrogen peroxide will not detonate. and it will not decompose into water and oxygen unless it comes in contact with a catalyst (the silver in this case). or unless it is heated. it's less dangerous than liquid propane actually....
So, for all of us nonchemists out there,
What is the chemical byproduct of the H2O2 > silver reaction that he is planning to use, and is it harmful?
Breifly explain why it is infeasible to use this reaction to power an automobile I know it's wrong, but I don't know why
Tell us that it is not wrong. There may be slight disadvantages but overall, it is good for the World, The Internet, the Nation, and Mollie Sue Porter
Compile the report in (3) and extend the excercise with a cost/benefit analysis.
Explain how you will make it feasible using the power of th' Internet
how in the world would any companies manage to actually stop file sharing? i mean, suing napster and running them out of businees and thus forcing their server to go down is one thing, but the is no legal action anyone could take to stop other protocols. and even so, how would they do it? the major backbones would all have to have restrictions over what ports/protocols could be used. given how even script kiddies seem to ger around things like napster bans and whatnot, it seems like companies would have to invest more manpower (and thus money) in keeping people from xfering files than it would be worth... even if they are the companies being hurt by piracy. This story looks like so much typical slashdot FUD. oh no, your rights are being taken away. big brother is watching everything you do. yeah, right. as if i'm important enough. c'mon, this is ridiculous.
I know the answer! Microsoft.net!
All we have to do is turn control over every known protocol to Microsoft, and then life will be peaceful, easy, and decent (at best) for all.
Yes, I am a contractor working at a Microsoft Site. No, I am not a Microsoft employee. The local site happens to have scheduled a Blues Festival to happen next week at one of their Dallas Locations. <p> Based on the posted fliers, this appears to be the beginning of an annual tradition. I wonder if it is meant to commemorate anything?
And obligation. You own the dishwasher, and are required to repair or replace it at your own expense, or live with the fact that it is broken. (insert sexist comment here, those that will) Likewise the air conditioner, heater, leaky roof, et al. As a single man with very limited time and not-quite-as-limited resources, I recognize that the premium that I pay for my apartment is a convenience fee.
Perhaps if 70 thousand or so angry internet goers were to decend upon that town, somebody would remember what freedom of speech means.
No. If 70 thousand or so angry Internet goers decended upon that touwn, that would only conform to the citizens' preconcieved notions about what th' internet-thingie really is - a gathering place where hoardes of disgruntled outcasts gather to plot revenge on the world.
How soon will "Internet" be synonymous with "terrorist communication"?
"If you disenfranchise somebody to the point where you become their enemy or their classmates become the enemy, then you want to remove them."
Once you tell someone that they are unwanted enough to get the point through, THEN you ride 'em out on a horse.
Then you want to remove them. Not reach out to them. Not attempt to heal the wounds.
Once you recognize that someone has become an outcast, there is no point in reaching out to them. close the door behind them. And lock it. Isolate them out of the equation.
This is from the principle of a public school? WTF?
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The vendors are the last line of defense against fraud. Anything after purchase approval is recovery and a pain in the ass.
The vendors should accept the responsibility of ensuring that the customer and the guy named on the card are the same person. The vendors SHOULD verify signatures, or (preferably) licenses and photographs. I'd much rather flash my license than be inconvenienced with a fraudulent purchase. (On the reverse of my cards, "DEMAND MY LICENSE" is written where the signature might be)
Recently, vendors have punted this responsibility. You've seen the personal approval machines at your grocery's checkout counters. This isn't for your convenience. This is to prove that the cashier never had the opportunity to botch a credit card approval process, and offload more responsibility to credit card approval services.
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I noticed that FEDEX shipping was not an option on your last post. (see my previous post)
Pardon the brand - loyalty, but if I was purchasing a $6,000. ring, whether nationally or internationally, I would not consider any other shipping method (except possibly UPS).
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Seems to me that FEDEX would be the way to go. It is a bit more pricey than USPS, byt if someone is buying a diamond ring across the globe, they might appreciate the features of a connection - oriented delivery system. (so to speak)
I assume that the Aussies also have a similar convention. So, my confusion is over why it is okay for me to say... "no, I've never heard of this case nor will I go look it up in the library." Yet my disavowing any readership of CrimeNet is not just as valid a claim.
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Prior to last month or last week ( or whenever it was) I would have denied seeing the source code for a certain proprietary extension to a well-known security utility. However, I did see the source code and I have been permanently altered by the experience (at least in the sense that I cannot in good conscience - legalities aside - produce a clean-room working implementation of said utility).
Granted, I was reading an article about the utility at the time.
More recently, I have found myself reading articles about black and brown footware, before discovering that they were actually discussing monopoly power.
Similarly, I read gulliver's travels long before I thought I knew anything about the British Parliament.
I read what I understood to be a wonderful book about agricultural management (gone awry) by George Orwell.
Of course, I am not so dense that I did not see the symbolism of Gulliver's Travels or Animal Farm, and I understand the other arguments to which I alluded.
I also understand that EE Cummings was not describing his zest for automobiles.
The problem is that someone may fail to realize until late into "the story" what parallels are being drawn. This is not always due to the observer's density, but can also be attributed to the author's technique.
It is quite difficult to guarantee that you will *not* see something on the internet.
I went into my classroom, Ready for another year at school. I didn't want the work, Just wanted to hang and be cool.
I had on new clothes, New sneaks on my feet. I was there for class on time, Went to the back and took my seat.
Yeah, I'm moving up, I'm already grown. Soon I'll be graduating, And out on my own.
I talked to some of my friends, We were all having fun. Said some things I shouldn't have said, Did stuff I shouldn't have done.
I knew I was different. I felt God touch my heart, I knew I should set a standard, But then I'd be set apart.
Walking to the bus, I was not looking for strength. I heard the car tires screeching, But now it's too late.
I'm standing in this room, And I can see the heavenly gate. Oh no! I never prayed. I thought I had time to get it straight.
An angel walked to me, He had a book in his hand. I knew it was the Book of Life, When would this dream end?
I told him my name, And he began to look. Then he looked at me sadly and said, Your name is not in this book.
Angel, this is a dream, No, I can't be dead! He closed the book and turned away, He whispered - You cannot proceed ahead.
No...no this can't be real, Angel, you can't turn me away. Let me talk to God, Maybe he'll let me stay.
He led me to the gate, Jesus came to me. He did not let me in but said, Beloved what is your need?
Jesus, I cried, please, Don't cast me away from you. Tears ran down his face as he said, You knew what you needed to do.
Lord, please I'm young, I never thought I would die. I thought I'd have plenty of time, Death caught me by surprise.
Lord, I went to church, Please Jesus, I believe. He said you would not accept me, My love you would not receive.
Lord, there were too many hypocrites, They weren't being true. He took a step back and asked, What does that have to do with you?
Lord, my family claimed to be saved, They weren't real. You know. He said, I died for you, Now I have to go.
I fell to my knees crying to Him, Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow. I couldn't, make Him understand, I had never-felt such sorrow.
Then it hit me hard, I said, Lord, where will I go? He looked into my eyes and said, My child you already know.
Please Jesus, I begged, The place is so hot. It seemed to trouble and grieve him, He whispered, DEPART FROM ME, I KNOW YOU NOT.
Lord, you're supposed to be love, How can you send me to damnation? He replied, With your mouth you said you loved me, But each day you rejected my salvation.
With that in an instant, Day turned into night. never knew such torture could be, Now too late, I know the Bible is right.
If I can tell you anything, Hell has no age. It is a place of torture, Separated from God and full of rage.
You know, I thought it was funny-a joke, But this one thing is true. If you never accept Jesus Christ, HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!
But we need all those vendor-specific certs so that people can cover entire walls with meaningless certificates!;}
An employee of a previous client of mine did exactly that. In the middle of the cubicle village, there was this one guy who had tiled his entire cubicle with continuing education certificates. - and had started building up! on top of his 4' cube, he had another row of framed certs and had begun a second.
The goofy part is that the certs were worthless - entirely - like a 6-hour course on Introduction to Excel. Maybe that was the point.
As for the name "Darwin", I think that it should be fairly well-known, at least among the Evangelical community, that Darwin recanted his "theory" of "evolution" on his deathbed.
If this is true, then quote your source. I'm not doubting you. I would absolutely *love* to bring this up in a BIO class, but I will not do it "just because an AC on/. said so"
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What you can do about dirty mouse Balls
The press release describes their goals, but is a bit fluffy.
More meat can be found on their explaination page
Good customer service would dictate that ...
The point is, "the phone company", wherever you are, is granted a geographic monopoly.
Your silly little rules of market forces do not apply here.
They used to call this COD in the states, and it went the way of Commodore64 before Commodore64 went that way.
Seems to be a great loss potential in delivering items when people have a less than 100% availability with cash onhand.
Moderate post #43 up.
to quote:
Or maybe we need new brower identifications that don't ID the brower, but instead define the browser's capabilities
I won't pretend to know the standards - proposal - review process, and I'm too lazy to study up on it, but this is an excellent idea, or would be, if browsers followed published standards.
Why make it so complicated?
What is your Email address?
<i>Abuse@isp.com</i>
Advanced technology could rob people of their privacy.
Forget technology; what will rob you of your privacy is looking like a freak in a suit like this.
I disagree: This suit will guarantee your privacy, much as some glasses guarantee that the wearer won't get anyone pregnant anytime soon.
but in reality no company in the US can force employees to do it.
1) Similarly, no company can force employees to take a drug test. It's purely optional, but if you won't follow this simple request, you're obviously a troublemaker and (insert multimegacorp's name here) would just as soon not have you around
2) No website can force you to accept cookies, but if you turn cookies off, you lock yourself out of a good number of websites.
3) No check-cashing storefront, health club, or other membership-based enterprise can force you to surrender your state or federal government-issued identification, but is fully authorized to decline your business if you refuse to comply.
Most corporations don't often show much in the way of morality or ethics, and you can't really expect them too.
This is not about ethics. This is about increasing stock value. In 5 easy steps.
1) take popular stance against "th' Govnmint"
2) see geeks rally behind you, often transferring accounts to your service
3) reap the rewards of y*10^8 geeks who think you're a better company, more concerned with privacy than investor relations
4) Quitely kowtow when "th' Govnmint" says "we really mean it"
5) in a limited - distribution, boring-by-design press release, state that the requirements have been met.
" Most of these machines are Windows-based machines, which soon will quite easily support IPv6 (Windows ME) and may already (anyone know if Win98 supports it?). "
Windows 98 does not support it out of the box, and neither does Windows 2000, for that matter. It is possible, though, to download the Windows 2000 patches from here.   An Intro into Microsoft's take on Ipv6 can be found here
NTT in Japan started using IPv6 commercially in March, according to this article here
When I was 9, and a devout fan of Road Runner, I realized that my father had bought a house built with ACME bricks.
It took me fifteen years to realize that he wasn't an idiot.
So, for all of us nonchemists out there,
No, conmen louse all your money. Too bad it can't be deloused
how in the world would any companies manage to actually stop file sharing? i mean, suing napster and running them out of businees and thus forcing their server to go down is one thing, but the is no legal action anyone could take to stop other protocols. and even so, how would they do it? the major backbones would all have to have restrictions over what ports/protocols could be used. given how even script kiddies seem to ger around things like napster bans and whatnot, it seems like companies would have to invest more manpower (and thus money) in keeping people from xfering files than it would be worth... even if they are the companies being hurt by piracy. This story looks like so much typical slashdot FUD. oh no, your rights are being taken away. big brother is watching everything you do. yeah, right. as if i'm important enough. c'mon, this is ridiculous.
I know the answer!
Microsoft.net!
All we have to do is turn control over every known protocol to Microsoft, and then life will be peaceful, easy, and decent (at best) for all.
Yes, I am a contractor working at a Microsoft Site. No, I am not a Microsoft employee. The local site happens to have scheduled a Blues Festival to happen next week at one of their Dallas Locations.
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Based on the posted fliers, this appears to be the beginning of an annual tradition. I wonder if it is meant to commemorate anything?
When you own you are building value.
And obligation. You own the dishwasher, and are required to repair or replace it at your own expense, or live with the fact that it is broken. (insert sexist comment here, those that will) Likewise the air conditioner, heater, leaky roof, et al. As a single man with very limited time and not-quite-as-limited resources, I recognize that the premium that I pay for my apartment is a convenience fee.
Why do (some, not all) people not grok that?
No. If 70 thousand or so angry Internet goers decended upon that touwn, that would only conform to the citizens' preconcieved notions about what th' internet-thingie really is - a gathering place where hoardes of disgruntled outcasts gather to plot revenge on the world.
How soon will "Internet" be synonymous with "terrorist communication"?
From Principal Walter Schofield:
"If you disenfranchise somebody to the point where you become their enemy or their classmates become the enemy, then you want to remove them."
Once you tell someone that they are unwanted enough to get the point through, THEN you ride 'em out on a horse.
Then you want to remove them. Not reach out to them. Not attempt to heal the wounds.
Once you recognize that someone has become an outcast, there is no point in reaching out to them. close the door behind them. And lock it. Isolate them out of the equation.
This is from the principle of a public school? WTF?
The vendors are the last line of defense against fraud. Anything after purchase approval is recovery and a pain in the ass.
The vendors should accept the responsibility of ensuring that the customer and the guy named on the card are the same person. The vendors SHOULD verify signatures, or (preferably) licenses and photographs. I'd much rather flash my license than be inconvenienced with a fraudulent purchase.
(On the reverse of my cards, "DEMAND MY LICENSE" is written where the signature might be)
Recently, vendors have punted this responsibility. You've seen the personal approval machines at your grocery's checkout counters. This isn't for your convenience. This is to prove that the cashier never had the opportunity to botch a credit card approval process, and offload more responsibility to credit card approval services.
I noticed that FEDEX shipping was not an option on your last post. (see my previous post)
Pardon the brand - loyalty, but if I was purchasing a $6,000. ring, whether nationally or internationally, I would not consider any other shipping method (except possibly UPS).
Seems to me that FEDEX would be the way to go. It is a bit more pricey than USPS, byt if someone is buying a diamond ring across the globe, they might appreciate the features of a connection - oriented delivery system. (so to speak)
I assume that the Aussies also have a similar convention. So, my confusion is over why it is okay for me to say... "no, I've never heard of this case nor will I go look it up in the library." Yet my disavowing any readership of CrimeNet is not just as valid a claim.
____________________
Prior to last month or last week ( or whenever it was) I would have denied seeing the source code for a certain proprietary extension to a well-known security utility. However, I did see the source code and I have been permanently altered by the experience (at least in the sense that I cannot in good conscience - legalities aside - produce a clean-room working implementation of said utility).
Granted, I was reading an article about the utility at the time.
More recently, I have found myself reading articles about black and brown footware, before discovering that they were actually discussing monopoly power.
Similarly, I read gulliver's travels long before I thought I knew anything about the British Parliament.
I read what I understood to be a wonderful book about agricultural management (gone awry) by George Orwell.
Of course, I am not so dense that I did not see the symbolism of Gulliver's Travels or Animal Farm, and I understand the other arguments to which I alluded.
I also understand that EE Cummings was not describing his zest for automobiles.
The problem is that someone may fail to realize until late into "the story" what parallels are being drawn. This is not always due to the observer's density, but can also be attributed to the author's technique.
It is quite difficult to guarantee that you will *not* see something on the internet.
I went into my classroom,
Ready for another year at school.
I didn't want the work,
Just wanted to hang and be cool.
I had on new clothes,
New sneaks on my feet.
I was there for class on time,
Went to the back and took my seat.
Yeah, I'm moving up,
I'm already grown.
Soon I'll be graduating,
And out on my own.
I talked to some of my friends,
We were all having fun.
Said some things I shouldn't have said,
Did stuff I shouldn't have done.
I knew I was different.
I felt God touch my heart,
I knew I should set a standard,
But then I'd be set apart.
Walking to the bus,
I was not looking for strength.
I heard the car tires screeching,
But now it's too late.
I'm standing in this room,
And I can see the heavenly gate.
Oh no! I never prayed.
I thought I had time to get it straight.
An angel walked to me,
He had a book in his hand.
I knew it was the Book of Life,
When would this dream end?
I told him my name,
And he began to look.
Then he looked at me sadly and said,
Your name is not in this book.
Angel, this is a dream,
No, I can't be dead!
He closed the book and turned away,
He whispered - You cannot proceed ahead.
No...no this can't be real,
Angel, you can't turn me away.
Let me talk to God,
Maybe he'll let me stay.
He led me to the gate,
Jesus came to me.
He did not let me in but said,
Beloved what is your need?
Jesus, I cried, please,
Don't cast me away from you.
Tears ran down his face as he said,
You knew what you needed to do.
Lord, please I'm young,
I never thought I would die.
I thought I'd have plenty of time,
Death caught me by surprise.
Lord, I went to church,
Please Jesus, I believe.
He said you would not accept me,
My love you would not receive.
Lord, there were too many hypocrites,
They weren't being true.
He took a step back and asked,
What does that have to do with you?
Lord, my family claimed to be saved,
They weren't real. You know.
He said, I died for you,
Now I have to go.
I fell to my knees crying to Him,
Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow.
I couldn't, make Him understand,
I had never-felt such sorrow.
Then it hit me hard, I said,
Lord, where will I go?
He looked into my eyes and said,
My child you already know.
Please Jesus, I begged,
The place is so hot.
It seemed to trouble and grieve him,
He whispered, DEPART FROM ME, I KNOW YOU NOT.
Lord, you're supposed to be love,
How can you send me to damnation?
He replied, With your mouth you said you
loved me,
But each day you rejected my salvation.
With that in an instant,
Day turned into night.
never knew such torture could be,
Now too late, I know the Bible is right.
If I can tell you anything,
Hell has no age.
It is a place of torture,
Separated from God and full of rage.
You know, I thought it was funny-a joke,
But this one thing is true.
If you never accept Jesus Christ,
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!
So please, ask Him into your heart.
But we need all those vendor-specific certs so that people can cover entire walls with meaningless certificates! ;}
An employee of a previous client of mine did exactly that. In the middle of the cubicle village, there was this one guy who had tiled his entire cubicle with continuing education certificates. - and had started building up! on top of his 4' cube, he had another row of framed certs and had begun a second.
The goofy part is that the certs were worthless - entirely - like a 6-hour course on Introduction to Excel. Maybe that was the point.
If this is true, then quote your source. I'm not doubting you. I would absolutely *love* to bring this up in a BIO class, but I will not do it "just because an AC on /. said so"