The first amendment doesn't apply to this. A private entity has the right to restrict what is transmitted or stored on privately owned property. If the server or service was located on governmental property of some sort, then yes, it would be a violation. However, it wasn't.
This guy is out of luck, regardless. Google and Yahoo can get away with passing the information on without editing, as they serve as intermediaries, not initiators - at least they can in the US.
The irony here is that a shyster can generally be determined by the frequency with which the attorney sues... so even if he does get to court and gives a compelling case, he's basically showing the characteristics of one by suing everyone he can find.
It's not the amount of money that's an issue - it's the credibility factor, especially considering their IPO share pricing. Throw in the non-traditional auction format that they're using, and now the fact that they're essentially admitting that they weren't managing their shares properly... one's left with the question: "Is it worth $108+ a share? And can they be trusted?"
I'm a big fan of Google's, but I can think of a better ways to instill investor confidence than this approach.
Hey, the amount of stock that wasn't reported properly looks like it's roughly the same as the amount being offered for it's IPO... but who's counting?
It's sure as hell not a good way to build investor trust - and it makes it harder to justify the overvalued IPO price.
Churn in India may be a problem, but AIDS is a pretty big problem in Africa - which unfortunately will affect churn as well. A few stats on AIDS in Africa:
* 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of them in Africa. * 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85 percent of them in Africa. * 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa. * Reduced life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa from 59 years to 45 between 2005 and 2010, and in Zimbabwe from 61 to 33. * More than 500,000 babies infected in 1999 by their mothers -- most of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
Considering the scope of the problem, the chances of locating anything but no-brainer jobs there is pretty slim. I can't see anyone betting on long-term (and skilled) career employees there. Bad for low-level jobs, but the loss of high-paying jobs seems pretty remote.
Bad idea, now that VPN clients sometimes (if not always)route PC traffic via the corporate firewall. Thus, look at the reality:
Some employees access their work via VPN using their home PCs. What do they do when their personal email on their personal PC won't go out?
Don't suggest that companies should buy every employee a PC - that's not going to happen. Anyone that's spent a few years in the industry knows that companies don't do that generally.
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Darl McBride, SCO - from Brigham Young University.
Kevin Rollins, Dell - from Brigham Young University.
Calling that page a blog seems a bit far-fetched to me - it seems more like a news site. On news sites that I know of, people that write opinion pieces are called "columnists" or "contributors" normally. It's called an op-ed, not a blog entry.
Does anyone else question the way this is being termed? After all, if I contribute maybe 10 articles to a news site, does that make my work there constitute a blog?
Nice info there. Do they know that your software can do that?
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FUCK YOU
to the moderator for modding this as off-topic. I see 10 other comments modded up - the only difference being the viewpoint.
Thus, I hope you receive a shock from the next PC you work on, ya fuck.
Have a nice day.
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Somehow, intermingling "open source" with "paradigm shifts" together... it just seems wrong.
A relationship between open source software and corporations can exist. But to the business suit crowd, could you please leave the bullshit keywords at the door?
Considering the state of commercial music today, it's hard to believe that anyone *isn't* a critic. The shrink-wrapped cultural cocktail that the entertainment industry shits out daily is more than enough to be critical of.
Considering the cost increase he'd probably be paying for the charged messages, the costs for carpal tunnel surgery will likely outweigh any savings he would have had if his campaign had worked.
As a former Oregonian, I'll bite and seed it for a while too:) I will say though that only a masochist would pimp a file that big on Slashdot... of course, you knew that from the 50 other comments here!
* XP doesn't hang when shutting down (at least in my experience) * Multi-user profiles * Built-in USB 2.0 support (SP1?) * System Restore (buggy though it can be, it's better than nothing.) * MMC
I'm no fan of XP, but the issues and capabilities listed above make supporting XP (and 2000) a lot easier for us than 98 was.
I just about choked when I saw the word "company" and "98SE" in the same sentence, here in 2004.
I can see it happening on a couple of legacy systems spread around a company, but to have an entire company on it? Jesus - and I thought the company I worked for was behind!
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The first amendment doesn't apply to this. A private entity has the right to restrict what is transmitted or stored on privately owned property. If the server or service was located on governmental property of some sort, then yes, it would be a violation. However, it wasn't.
This guy is out of luck, regardless. Google and Yahoo can get away with passing the information on without editing, as they serve as intermediaries, not initiators - at least they can in the US.
The irony here is that a shyster can generally be determined by the frequency with which the attorney sues... so even if he does get to court and gives a compelling case, he's basically showing the characteristics of one by suing everyone he can find.
It's not the amount of money that's an issue - it's the credibility factor, especially considering their IPO share pricing. Throw in the non-traditional auction format that they're using, and now the fact that they're essentially admitting that they weren't managing their shares properly... one's left with the question: "Is it worth $108+ a share? And can they be trusted?"
I'm a big fan of Google's, but I can think of a better ways to instill investor confidence than this approach.
Hey, the amount of stock that wasn't reported properly looks like it's roughly the same as the amount being offered for it's IPO... but who's counting?
It's sure as hell not a good way to build investor trust - and it makes it harder to justify the overvalued IPO price.
Just a tip - a man with dyslexia could have trouble with your orders, as men don't generally carry an IUD.
Churn in India may be a problem, but AIDS is a pretty big problem in Africa - which unfortunately will affect churn as well. A few stats on AIDS in Africa:
* 5.4 million new AIDS infections in 1999, 4 million of them in Africa.
* 2.8 million dead of AIDS in 1999, 85 percent of them in Africa.
* 13.2 million children orphaned by AIDS, 12.1 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
* Reduced life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa from 59 years to 45 between 2005 and 2010, and in Zimbabwe from 61 to 33.
* More than 500,000 babies infected in 1999 by their mothers -- most of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
Considering the scope of the problem, the chances of locating anything but no-brainer jobs there is pretty slim. I can't see anyone betting on long-term (and skilled) career employees there. Bad for low-level jobs, but the loss of high-paying jobs seems pretty remote.
Good points made in your post. Deserves a couple of bumps, IMHO. Of course, I blew my mod points yesterday...
Bad idea, now that VPN clients sometimes (if not always)route PC traffic via the corporate firewall. Thus, look at the reality:
Some employees access their work via VPN using their home PCs. What do they do when their personal email on their personal PC won't go out?
Don't suggest that companies should buy every employee a PC - that's not going to happen. Anyone that's spent a few years in the industry knows that companies don't do that generally.
Darl McBride, SCO - from Brigham Young University.
Kevin Rollins, Dell - from Brigham Young University.
Coincidence? I think not!
Now - where did I put that tinfoil hat?
I suppose asking for a cached copy of this article would be a bit too ironic, right?
I'm glad to see them move to Linux, but I hope that their execs chose it for the performance advantages. But with a quote the one below, I doubt it.
"We went for Linux, not just because we hated Microsoft, but because the cost was compelling," Phillips said.
Calling that page a blog seems a bit far-fetched to me - it seems more like a news site. On news sites that I know of, people that write opinion pieces are called "columnists" or "contributors" normally. It's called an op-ed, not a blog entry.
Does anyone else question the way this is being termed? After all, if I contribute maybe 10 articles to a news site, does that make my work there constitute a blog?
Nice info there. Do they know that your software can do that?
Since I have the karma to spare, here's a healthy dose of FUCK YOU to the moderator for modding this as off-topic. I see 10 other comments modded up - the only difference being the viewpoint. Thus, I hope you receive a shock from the next PC you work on, ya fuck. Have a nice day.
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Somehow, intermingling "open source" with "paradigm shifts" together... it just seems wrong.
A relationship between open source software and corporations can exist. But to the business suit crowd, could you please leave the bullshit keywords at the door?
I don't see any mention of NASA in his resume.
Still, I'd take an anti-spam Dan Birchall over a NASA administrator anyday... much more useful in my everyday life.
Considering the state of commercial music today, it's hard to believe that anyone *isn't* a critic. The shrink-wrapped cultural cocktail that the entertainment industry shits out daily is more than enough to be critical of.
And no, I *haven't* had my coffee.
These guys don't seem to be making any friends.
It looks pretty coordinated, if you ask me.
Nope - I got an emailed press release about it yesterday, June 10th at 2:21pm. The blurb is a bit vague, but it's got more details in this one.
War-driving, war-flying, war-sailing... when was the last time you heard someone trying to get a cellphone signal refer to is as cell-driving, etc?
Just because you've changed the vehicle doesn't mean you've changed the technical achievements.
Considering the cost increase he'd probably be paying for the charged messages, the costs for carpal tunnel surgery will likely outweigh any savings he would have had if his campaign had worked.
I can see two positive things happening with this technology:
1. People using this who accidentally hit people in the process will be sued, prompting them to stop using it.
2. People using this may develop carpal tunnel or dislocations, prompting them to stop using it.
Enough's enough. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should - someone throw the engineer that came up with this off a cliff!
As a former Oregonian, I'll bite and seed it for a while too :) I will say though that only a masochist would pimp a file that big on Slashdot... of course, you knew that from the 50 other comments here!
Way to go - fun experiment!
I can think of a couple right off the bat:
* XP doesn't hang when shutting down (at least in my experience)
* Multi-user profiles
* Built-in USB 2.0 support (SP1?)
* System Restore (buggy though it can be, it's better than nothing.)
* MMC
I'm no fan of XP, but the issues and capabilities listed above make supporting XP (and 2000) a lot easier for us than 98 was.
Hear, hear!
I just about choked when I saw the word "company" and "98SE" in the same sentence, here in 2004.
I can see it happening on a couple of legacy systems spread around a company, but to have an entire company on it? Jesus - and I thought the company I worked for was behind!