These comments should be directed at the White House. Venting it here doesn't help anything.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
I just finished writing them to complain and you should too.
On a slightly related note, most super markets will settle for a telephone number instead of your 'club card'. For every market that requires a club card, I just give them (local area code)-555-1212, and I get my discount.
This works because there are enough people interested in privacy (or just don't want to give out their tel. number) out there that these throw away club accounts have been created at all major super markets. I like to think of it as bugmenot.com for the real world.
Just FYI, T-Mobile didn't play patsy to the Bush administration either. So if you have Cingular/AT&T or Verizon, you should switch to T-Mobile to show your support of their decision with your dollars. Sadly, dollars are the only thing corporations care about.
Here's the contact info for the members of their public relations department. Tell them that you don't approve of their business practices and you will never purchase an MP3 player or any other hardware (soundcards included) from them. Vote with your dollars.
Phil O'Shaughnessy Director of Corporate Communications poshaughnessy@creativelabs.com
Lara B. Vacante Public Relations Manager Lara_Vacante@creativelabs.com
Amy Stojsavljevic Senior Public Relations Specialist amys@creativelabs.com
Katie Meyer Public Relations Coordinator Katie_Meyer@creativelabs.com
You can already run X as non-root. Just don't start X at boot-up time. Then when you're computer finishes booting, login at the console, then type 'startx' and then inside of an xterm window, start up your favorite window manager. You now have X running under your username instead of root.
There is however a security risk (to you, not the system) of running X as yourself, which is described here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml Read the section entitled 'Preparing X11'
I was an iPod doubter for the longest time, so I immediately ordered a Karma when it came out. The earlier firmwares crashed A LOT!! (extremely frustrating when you're at the gym). Anyway, I started carrying a paper clip taped to the back of it to reset when it crashed every 30 minutes. Finally, about 100 days into this the drive completely died on me. After a few nasty calls to their customer "service," I got them to send me a replacement, which came 2.5 months after they said it would, because they said they never received the original I sent in. I take the "new" Karma out of its box, charge it, load up my music and start using it and bam... it crashes.
Why isn't that informed? He's fully informed about the practices of Microsoft and Sony and he wants to support Nintendo as a result. The difference is that his priorities don't lie solely with graphics, and he has an interest in promoting better corporate conduct.
Crashes for me too on Fedora with Firefox 1.0.6. It's not a kernel/linux error. It's firefox. I can reproduce the same behavior on my Powerbook with 1.0.6. I filed a bug (Bug 304731) yesterday on this because it was crashing on another link from a slashdot posting yesterday as well (http://bluesecurity.com/community/gallery.asp). However, they closed the bug because the crash doesn't occur in Deer Park (next version of Firefox).
People here seem to be bashing this service because they're unfamiliar with all the groups listed. Since when did you have to be familiar with a group for them to be good. Have you never listened to "random" music before and found that you enjoy it?
I applaud the UC system for endorsing a system which doesn't support the RIAA cartel and uses truly free formats for downloads. Also, all the ranting about tax dollars/tuition being wasted isn't necessarily justified. This could be a simple endorsement of the service by the university. I remember when Napster was making deals with several colleges last summer and some of the schools were paying for it out of their tuition. My school was one of them (USC), but I found out when I got back to campus that USC didn't pay them a dime and was only endorsing them. I don't see why this might not be a similiar situation as well.
And yes, their catalog is small, but let's hope the support of the UC system (and maybe the slashdot crowd?) will help them to expand their catalog. Just because music isn't heavily advertised or commercialized, doesn't make it bad.
I hope Pixar doesn't stray into less wholesome content. As an adult myself, I appreciate that their movies are clean AND extremely entertaining for children and adults. It takes great skill to do that and I thank Pixar for that all the time (with my wallet). The last thing we need is another movie studio trying to "push the envelope" of what's allowed to make up for lack of a creative story.
An accurate bug database is crucial to the success of a game. One title I learned about had a 14,000 bug database entry; it is not uncommon to have thousands of "known shippable" bugs on a title, which are mostly obscure and unlikely to be seen by typical consumers.
That sounds about right. Of the few games I've installed from EA, they have been riddled with bugs. And this idea of "unlikely to be seen by typical consumers" is totally bogus. It seems more like it's likely to be tolerated by consumers. sad.
Cool. I thought I was the only weirdo in the world who had a TV card explicitly for the Daily Show. Maybe we could persuade comedy central to sell monthly (commercial free) subscriptions to the Daily Show through their website? I'd be willing to pay $5 a month for streaming episodes.
I believe that the problem with most poor schools is that they are located in poor areas. Schools are supported by property taxes, so in general, "good" schools are located in areas with nice housing and middle to upper class residents. Trying to levy additional taxes on an already poor area is not the answer.
I used to feel the same way, but I recently downloaded RC4 for v1.1.0 and it seems to be a step in the right direction. I've since removed Office XP. You might wanna check it out again.
Like a...musician? That should not be a big deal for an artist. They know what they want their music to sound like, and if they can manage to play a live concert, they can record onto a CD just fine.
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These comments should be directed at the White House. Venting it here doesn't help anything. http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact I just finished writing them to complain and you should too.
On a slightly related note, most super markets will settle for a telephone number instead of your 'club card'. For every market that requires a club card, I just give them (local area code)-555-1212, and I get my discount.
This works because there are enough people interested in privacy (or just don't want to give out their tel. number) out there that these throw away club accounts have been created at all major super markets. I like to think of it as bugmenot.com for the real world.
Here are a couple links: http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/438542.html http://www.americablog.com/2006/05/t-mobile-says-they-did-not-participate.html
Just FYI, T-Mobile didn't play patsy to the Bush administration either. So if you have Cingular/AT&T or Verizon, you should switch to T-Mobile to show your support of their decision with your dollars. Sadly, dollars are the only thing corporations care about.
Are you talking about Fantasmic at Disneyland? Thats what it sounds like to me at least.
Here's the contact info for the members of their public relations department. Tell them that you don't approve of their business practices and you will never purchase an MP3 player or any other hardware (soundcards included) from them. Vote with your dollars.
Phil O'Shaughnessy
Director of Corporate Communications
poshaughnessy@creativelabs.com
Lara B. Vacante
Public Relations Manager
Lara_Vacante@creativelabs.com
Amy Stojsavljevic
Senior Public Relations Specialist
amys@creativelabs.com
Katie Meyer
Public Relations Coordinator
Katie_Meyer@creativelabs.com
You can already run X as non-root. Just don't start X at boot-up time. Then when you're computer finishes booting, login at the console, then type 'startx' and then inside of an xterm window, start up your favorite window manager. You now have X running under your username instead of root.
There is however a security risk (to you, not the system) of running X as yourself, which is described here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml
Read the section entitled 'Preparing X11'
I was an iPod doubter for the longest time, so I immediately ordered a Karma when it came out. The earlier firmwares crashed A LOT!! (extremely frustrating when you're at the gym). Anyway, I started carrying a paper clip taped to the back of it to reset when it crashed every 30 minutes. Finally, about 100 days into this the drive completely died on me. After a few nasty calls to their customer "service," I got them to send me a replacement, which came 2.5 months after they said it would, because they said they never received the original I sent in. I take the "new" Karma out of its box, charge it, load up my music and start using it and bam... it crashes.
:-)
I'm now an extremely happy owner of 2 iPods.
Why isn't that informed? He's fully informed about the practices of Microsoft and Sony and he wants to support Nintendo as a result. The difference is that his priorities don't lie solely with graphics, and he has an interest in promoting better corporate conduct.
If the guy was capable of all that you just mentioned, he wouldn't have to take his computer to Gateway for repairs, now would he?
Crashes for me too on Fedora with Firefox 1.0.6. It's not a kernel/linux error. It's firefox. I can reproduce the same behavior on my Powerbook with 1.0.6. I filed a bug (Bug 304731) yesterday on this because it was crashing on another link from a slashdot posting yesterday as well (http://bluesecurity.com/community/gallery.asp). However, they closed the bug because the crash doesn't occur in Deer Park (next version of Firefox).
Best,
Arash
People here seem to be bashing this service because they're unfamiliar with all the groups listed. Since when did you have to be familiar with a group for them to be good. Have you never listened to "random" music before and found that you enjoy it?
I applaud the UC system for endorsing a system which doesn't support the RIAA cartel and uses truly free formats for downloads. Also, all the ranting about tax dollars/tuition being wasted isn't necessarily justified. This could be a simple endorsement of the service by the university. I remember when Napster was making deals with several colleges last summer and some of the schools were paying for it out of their tuition. My school was one of them (USC), but I found out when I got back to campus that USC didn't pay them a dime and was only endorsing them. I don't see why this might not be a similiar situation as well.
And yes, their catalog is small, but let's hope the support of the UC system (and maybe the slashdot crowd?) will help them to expand their catalog. Just because music isn't heavily advertised or commercialized, doesn't make it bad.
The article was kinda short on content. The author failed to tell why Longhorn is going to be a "train wreck."
I hope Pixar doesn't stray into less wholesome content. As an adult myself, I appreciate that their movies are clean AND extremely entertaining for children and adults. It takes great skill to do that and I thank Pixar for that all the time (with my wallet). The last thing we need is another movie studio trying to "push the envelope" of what's allowed to make up for lack of a creative story.
An accurate bug database is crucial to the success of a game. One title I learned about had a 14,000 bug database entry; it is not uncommon to have thousands of "known shippable" bugs on a title, which are mostly obscure and unlikely to be seen by typical consumers.
That sounds about right. Of the few games I've installed from EA, they have been riddled with bugs. And this idea of "unlikely to be seen by typical consumers" is totally bogus. It seems more like it's likely to be tolerated by consumers. sad.
Cool. I thought I was the only weirdo in the world who had a TV card explicitly for the Daily Show. Maybe we could persuade comedy central to sell monthly (commercial free) subscriptions to the Daily Show through their website? I'd be willing to pay $5 a month for streaming episodes.
I believe that the problem with most poor schools is that they are located in poor areas. Schools are supported by property taxes, so in general, "good" schools are located in areas with nice housing and middle to upper class residents. Trying to levy additional taxes on an already poor area is not the answer.
Thats because german made cars are actually worth buying.
Steve Jobs only takes home $1 a year in salary
Just something to think about.
I can't imagine Bill Gates being a people anything.
I used to feel the same way, but I recently downloaded RC4 for v1.1.0 and it seems to be a step in the right direction. I've since removed Office XP. You might wanna check it out again.
Joe Consumer doesn't know the difference. They'll continue to buy whatever they're told is good for them.
You need someone who knows how to record and mix.
Like a...musician? That should not be a big deal for an artist. They know what they want their music to sound like, and if they can manage to play a live concert, they can record onto a CD just fine.
You just completely and eloquently summed up what I was thinking the entire time I was reading this thread. Thank you.
They don't have to rewrite any software. They just need to publish their file data formats.