Rob has access to at least $1.5 million of his new-found wealth, plus his annual salary of $90,000.
"Acquisition of Slashdot.org. In June 1999, we acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities relating to the Slashdot.org web site from BlockStackers, Inc. Slashdot.org is the largest online community for Linux/Open Source developers providing news, commentary, information and reviews. Consideration for the transaction consists of a $1.5 million cash payment made at the closing, and contingent payments of $2.0 million of stock valued at the initial public offering price issuable upon the closing of this offering, up to $3.5 million in cash and up to $5.0 million in stock valued at the initial public offering price and payable during the two years following this offering. "
Yahoo needs google because it isn't a search engine. It's an index, maintained by human editors. They sell it as "the best of both worlds". You get human-filtered stuff in yahoo, but if you want something so recent that it hasn't made it through the editorial pipeline, or something so utterly obscure as to not warrant its own category, you can use google.
In hotbot's case "powered by Lycos" basically means "owned by Lycos".
No. But I think you are much stupider than I thought you were a few minutes ago.
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Quit whining. If you aren't willing to help, despite being given the opportunity to do so, the least you could do is not bitch about the progress (or lack thereof) made by those willing to get off their butts and help.
"Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement between BlockStackers, Inc. and Andover.Net, dated as of June 18, 1999, Andover.Net purchased those assets of BlockStackers relating to the Slashdot.org web site for 1.5 million in cash paid at closing and maximum future cash payments of $3.5 million payable over the next two years contingent on the continued employment of two key employees. Maximum future stock consideration of $7.0 million is payable over a period of two years following this offering. "
$1.5 million in cash does not a paper millionaire make.
They've been millionaires for a while now. When I see Commander Taco talking about what he wants under the Christmas Tree, I just think "You poor millionaire".
Taco's take was (feel free to correct me. I know you will) pegged at about 6 million due to the sale to Andover.
Oh well, maybe he can shop the sales, and there's always coupons to clip...
Sure I can. It's a pain in the ass to wade through the postings of people who are playing catch-up with the conversation, because they don't use the URL out of principle.
The tools to be an informed part of this dialogue are in front of the guy. He's refusing to use them. I'm justified in telling the person that that's irritating.
If I walked into Calculus class and asked the professor to teach me how to add, the prof would get pissed off. There is an appropriate level of conversation, and that ain't it.
If you won't read the material that the posting is about, then don't bother trying to comment on it. It just annoys people who make the effort to learn what the conversation is about.
I can see their point. The creation and behaviour of ICANN has been, um, more than a little weird. Does anyone have a suggestion as to an appropriate place where the countries of the world should have met to discuss the creation of an ICANN-like body?
The fact that slashdot's readers feel a particular way doesn't give them the option of using Andover's resources. I'm sure Slashdot readers read many webpages. I read CNN, but don't feel entitled to send CNN's legal department to do my bidding.
Your post didn't make any reference to the Slashdot community. It referred to "your corporation", Andover.
Perhaps my navigation skills are lacking, but I would have loved to see a picture of the tiqit, but couldn't find one on the site.
How about that site design? While it is a bit of a nice break from the dry, cookie-cutter traditional sites, it was a bit frustrating to swim through their new-agey copy to find the facts.
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I was merely replying to Rob's offtopic whine about diffs and how overworked he was.
Rob has access to at least $1.5 million of his new-found wealth, plus his annual salary of $90,000.
"Acquisition of Slashdot.org. In June 1999, we acquired substantially all of
the assets and assumed certain liabilities relating to the Slashdot.org web site
from BlockStackers, Inc. Slashdot.org is the largest online community for
Linux/Open Source developers providing news, commentary, information and
reviews. Consideration for the transaction consists of a $1.5 million cash
payment made at the closing, and contingent payments of $2.0 million of stock
valued at the initial public offering price issuable upon the closing of this
offering, up to $3.5 million in cash and up to $5.0 million in stock valued at
the initial public offering price and payable during the two years following
this offering. "
If I want a particular PDA format to be supported, I'd expect the people who are paid to run the site to code for it, not me.
When I make millions out of Slashdot, too, then I'll roll up my sleeves and start coding for you.
Check th is out, if you doubt it.
Yahoo needs google because it isn't a search engine. It's an index, maintained by human editors. They sell it as "the best of both worlds". You get human-filtered stuff in yahoo, but if you want something so recent that it hasn't made it through the editorial pipeline, or something so utterly obscure as to not warrant its own category, you can use google.
In hotbot's case "powered by Lycos" basically means "owned by Lycos".
No. But I think you are much stupider than I thought you were a few minutes ago.
Quit whining. If you aren't willing to help, despite being given the opportunity to do so, the least you could do is not bitch about the progress (or lack thereof) made by those willing to get off their butts and help.
Other non-English sites.
"Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement between BlockStackers, Inc.
and Andover.Net, dated as of June 18, 1999, Andover.Net purchased those assets
of BlockStackers relating to the Slashdot.org web site for 1.5 million in cash
paid at closing and maximum future cash payments of $3.5 million payable over
the next two years contingent on the continued employment of two key employees.
Maximum future stock consideration of $7.0 million is payable over a period of
two years following this offering. "
$1.5 million in cash does not a paper millionaire make.
They've been millionaires for a while now. When I see Commander Taco talking about what he wants under the Christmas Tree, I just think "You poor millionaire".
Taco's take was (feel free to correct me. I know you will) pegged at about 6 million due to the sale to Andover.
Oh well, maybe he can shop the sales, and there's always coupons to clip...
Uncircumnavigable?
The internet is a re-named ARPAnet, which was designed by Americans at American universities and paid for by American tax dollars.
Sure I can. It's a pain in the ass to wade through the postings of people who are playing catch-up with the conversation, because they don't use the URL out of principle.
The tools to be an informed part of this dialogue are in front of the guy. He's refusing to use them. I'm justified in telling the person that that's irritating.
If I walked into Calculus class and asked the professor to teach me how to add, the prof would get pissed off. There is an appropriate level of conversation, and that ain't it.
Ouch.
If you won't read the material that the posting is about, then don't bother trying to comment on it. It just annoys people who make the effort to learn what the conversation is about.
I can see their point. The creation and behaviour of ICANN has been, um, more than a little weird. Does anyone have a suggestion as to an appropriate place where the countries of the world should have met to discuss the creation of an ICANN-like body?
"Just because not everyone is a good speller and might perhaps be from a public school makes them dumb?"
From the construction of your sentence, I'm guessing that you weren't homeschooled.
No. You want Andover to do something about it.
The fact that slashdot's readers feel a particular way doesn't give them the option of using Andover's resources. I'm sure Slashdot readers read many webpages. I read CNN, but don't feel entitled to send CNN's legal department to do my bidding.
Your post didn't make any reference to the Slashdot community. It referred to "your corporation", Andover.
It's not your corporation.
"canadian dollar is about half the price of the US dollar"
No.
It is (on a bad day) about 2/3rds the value of a U.S. dollar.
I will gladly sell you as many U.S. dollars as you would like to buy for $2.00 Canadian.
We're all rushing to the U.S. so we can get shot by a 12-year-old.
How to spell 'do'.
Perhaps my navigation skills are lacking, but I would have loved to see a picture of the tiqit, but couldn't find one on the site.
How about that site design? While it is a bit of a nice break from the dry, cookie-cutter traditional sites, it was a bit frustrating to swim through their new-agey copy to find the facts.
I spent about two hundred bucks on CDs after hearing songs on Napster. That's in a month.
I'd like to apologize to the artists for spending my Napster-inspired dollars on their "art". Sorry folks, it won't happen again.
"If we all got involved in politics wouldn't we all be politicians? "
Sorry, uh, Kwikymart, but your democratic process depends on input from the people to keep it functioning well.