There are laws against fraud, yes. There are also laws protecting our right to Fair Use. Tell that to the RIAA, the MPAA, the BSA, and every company using the DMCA as a defense...
Laws in America follow the Golden Rule: (S)he who has the gold makes the rules.
We are 'little people'. They are big corporations. They could redefine 'unlimited' as 'up to 1GB of traffic per month', and frankly, none of us on here have a snowflake's chance in Hell of seriously combating it.
Let's not get any delusions of grandeur here. Eventually, this is going to be the Standard Operating Procedure for all ISPs. Then what are you going to do-- "vote with your wallet" by going to another ISP who'll be just as bad?
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but this is the way things are, as far as I can see.
And if you think I'm being unrealistic: Well, I can remember a time when you'd call up an ISP and actually be able to talk to a knowledgeable techie... that's obviously in the past now. And don't tell me about your wonderful local ISP. You know damned well how rare those are now.
...will they require the voter to actually take (and/or read) the receipt? If not, I'm sure the majority of voters won't bother (and I'd say at least 50% wouldn't bother even if we're "lucky"), so this will effectively be meaningless. It will become like any other receipt-- many people will simply not care to take it.
I would prefer the moderation "correct". Or perhaps "correct, and heavily pissed off by seeing gajillions of intelligent people make the same stupid mistake." "PIN number". "ATM machine". "CD-ROM disc". "DAT tape". All wrong. All stupid.
This is fucking bullshit, dude. That's why they have those nifty credit-card-like cards that you swipe to buy things on campus. The technology is not only already available, but ALREADY DEPLOYED. All they'd need to do is use it.
I'm sure I'm gonna be marked troll for this, but it's just my opinion. I wouldn't want my kids going to a library and stumbling upon a site glorifying weapons used to kill people. I can see it now... "Mom, I saw this great site, and it says I can get these guns, and kill people just like in the movies!" Yeah. Not my cup of tea.
And as for the use of these "censorware" programs at the workplace-- don't tell me you wouldn't be creeped out if you saw Joe-Bob Smith in Marketing reading "How to kill 50 people before breakfast with a Smith and Wesson BFG-6900 and still have enough ammo left over to cripple a few commies too" during lunch hour?
So what would you rather have, gun nuts? People being FIRED because of reading this sort of drek, or people simply not being allowed to read them at all in libraries or at work?
Oh, shut the mother of fuck up. Any time I hear someone ranting about "left-wing educators", or the "left-wing media", I just want to puke my guts out. I'm not going to look at what you just referred me to, since by your own stereotypical "ranting conservative loony" phrasing, you've alienated me right from the start.
It says that the device is compatible with "Macs". "Mac" is not an operating system (Windows is, and Linux is only a kernel, as we well know). "Mac OS" is an operating system, as is "Mac OS X", and no, they are not short for "Macintosh OS" and "Macintosh OS X". It is simply "Mac OS" and "Mac OS X".
Another pet peeve: The name of the hardware platform, "Mac", is short for "Macintosh". It is not an acronym! It's really annoying when people capitalize it (as in "We do not have any support for MAC computers at this time, although we are investigating MAC support.") What's that supposed to stand for... "Macintosh Apple Computer"?
Go ahead and mod me down for being off-topic; I'm just sick of seeing incorrect usage of technical terms and names on SlashDot, of all places.
First of all, the "in" seems extraneous? Secondly, doesn't "WAN" mean "WIDE Area Network", not "WIRELESS Area Network"? I thought the term for 802.x1 type stuff is "WLAN"? (Wireless Local Area Network)
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There are laws against fraud, yes. There are also laws protecting our right to Fair Use. Tell that to the RIAA, the MPAA, the BSA, and every company using the DMCA as a defense...
Laws in America follow the Golden Rule: (S)he who has the gold makes the rules.
We are 'little people'. They are big corporations. They could redefine 'unlimited' as 'up to 1GB of traffic per month', and frankly, none of us on here have a snowflake's chance in Hell of seriously combating it.
Let's not get any delusions of grandeur here. Eventually, this is going to be the Standard Operating Procedure for all ISPs. Then what are you going to do-- "vote with your wallet" by going to another ISP who'll be just as bad?
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but this is the way things are, as far as I can see.
And if you think I'm being unrealistic: Well, I can remember a time when you'd call up an ISP and actually be able to talk to a knowledgeable techie... that's obviously in the past now. And don't tell me about your wonderful local ISP. You know damned well how rare those are now.
"Bounty hunters. We don't need that scum."
Actually, I'm not a 'sir'.
...will they require the voter to actually take (and/or read) the receipt? If not, I'm sure the majority of voters won't bother (and I'd say at least 50% wouldn't bother even if we're "lucky"), so this will effectively be meaningless. It will become like any other receipt-- many people will simply not care to take it.
It does not orbit Earth.
Bruce... you should know better than that. ;)
OS/2 has a slash in it.
OS X does not. It's short for "Mac OS X". And no, "Mac OS X" is NEVER un-shortened to "Macintosh OS X" (except by people who don't know better).
He's Bin Laden awhile? Quick, CALL ASHCROFT! ;)
I would prefer the moderation "correct". Or perhaps "correct, and heavily pissed off by seeing gajillions of intelligent people make the same stupid mistake." "PIN number". "ATM machine". "CD-ROM disc". "DAT tape". All wrong. All stupid.
No body: "PIN Number" is redundant. "PIN", please.
This is fucking bullshit, dude. That's why they have those nifty credit-card-like cards that you swipe to buy things on campus. The technology is not only already available, but ALREADY DEPLOYED. All they'd need to do is use it.
"DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!"
"....YES!"
(obligatory extra text to evade the lameness filter. Yes, there are lots of caps there. I was quoting Ballmer. Stupid filter...)
I'm sure I'm gonna be marked troll for this, but it's just my opinion. I wouldn't want my kids going to a library and stumbling upon a site glorifying weapons used to kill people. I can see it now... "Mom, I saw this great site, and it says I can get these guns, and kill people just like in the movies!" Yeah. Not my cup of tea.
And as for the use of these "censorware" programs at the workplace-- don't tell me you wouldn't be creeped out if you saw Joe-Bob Smith in Marketing reading "How to kill 50 people before breakfast with a Smith and Wesson BFG-6900 and still have enough ammo left over to cripple a few commies too" during lunch hour?
So what would you rather have, gun nuts? People being FIRED because of reading this sort of drek, or people simply not being allowed to read them at all in libraries or at work?
"All have they are good points"?
Idiot.
"Their" good points. Not "They're". "Their".
Who are you to criticize someone's education, when you write "it's" instead of "its"?
Oh, shut the mother of fuck up. Any time I hear someone ranting about "left-wing educators", or the "left-wing media", I just want to puke my guts out. I'm not going to look at what you just referred me to, since by your own stereotypical "ranting conservative loony" phrasing, you've alienated me right from the start.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Business loves it. Everyone else hates it. Business is winning.
It's not a matter of "knowing what they mean". You'd know what I meant if I straed tklanig scarmlbed lkie tihs... but it wouldn't be correct.
Well, it's wrong for "Apple Macintosh computer" anyhow. It's "Mac", not "MAC".
No, no they're not. See for yourself. Find ONE instance of "Macintosh OS" on that entire site (apple.com).
It says that the device is compatible with "Macs". "Mac" is not an operating system (Windows is, and Linux is only a kernel, as we well know). "Mac OS" is an operating system, as is "Mac OS X", and no, they are not short for "Macintosh OS" and "Macintosh OS X". It is simply "Mac OS" and "Mac OS X".
Another pet peeve: The name of the hardware platform, "Mac", is short for "Macintosh". It is not an acronym! It's really annoying when people capitalize it (as in "We do not have any support for MAC computers at this time, although we are investigating MAC support.") What's that supposed to stand for... "Macintosh Apple Computer"?
Go ahead and mod me down for being off-topic; I'm just sick of seeing incorrect usage of technical terms and names on SlashDot, of all places.
First of all, the "in" seems extraneous? Secondly, doesn't "WAN" mean "WIDE Area Network", not "WIRELESS Area Network"? I thought the term for 802.x1 type stuff is "WLAN"? (Wireless Local Area Network)
I'd believe you a lot more if you (A) didn't post as an AC, and (B) cited reputable sources.