Reyes... was referring to an illegal practice known as "click fraud"
I've been scared straight now! I had a vision of sitting in a prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. In the vision, Big Jim leers over and asks me, 'so whatchya in here fer?'
I do my best to sound rough and tough, 'Click Fraud. My clicks caused.0032 cents worth of accounting fraud - top that!'
Who cares? We are quite pompous and self-righteous claiming that liberty and freedom of information should be a basic human right, yet, we live in a *very* censored society.
No, its not our 'govt' that censors our news (surely there is official spin, but, its still different) - its our 'free enterprise' system. Walt Disney corporation controls the news outlets related to ABC, Billy-Boy-Gates has hands on NBC... c'mon, lets wake up and be real here, our news media is very actively managed and pre-digested by commercial 'sensitivities', and on the whole we *like* it that way. Otherwise, a different news channel would arise to meet the market 'needs'.
Seems to me, that the Chinese must LIKE it their way too. That sentiment is even furthered by my travels in China - I walked around and spoken with ppl (had a native Chinese translator to accompany me - no, not a govt minder).
Wether or not its "embroytic", or "adult", the real question is how much would it cost to buy another person's flesh? In the end, its still a coporation buying and selling flesh... what a great world we live in. No matter how you slice it, its still a disgusting practice.
Where do i sign up? Last summer I was looking for a consulting position to liason between India and the States. No luck, and I'm sure the biggest part of my flopped idea was not reaching the right people in India - I went through Monster.com's listings for positions in India. Any suggestions on how I would reach organizations looking for ppl who would be willing to travel between the two countries?
The scary thing about the article is that it shows that 1930s/1940s technology is not the magic black art that most americans think. By that, I mean most americans are happy to think 'oh it takes such great amounts of technology and resources to build a nuke'... that was true - 60 years ago.
For us to think that we've kept the lid closed on these types of weapons-technology only further pushes us into false senses of security. Its better that we strike now, blast everyone else into pre-stone age technology, so that the american Malls remain safe for all those dutiful shoppers.
When I was putting together my website (www.PT171.org), I realized that my layout skills/art ability sucks. So, I asked several graphic-arts people to contract on doing a proper look and feel for the site. I was very specific in my needs - proper presentation guidance and some specific work on logos.
I got two types of replies: Proposals for an all-encompassing graphic laden extravaganza, which would change the mostly-text-site into a CNN-like download pig. Or, rediculously high prices for very direct work (like converting a small gif into a vector image), for hundreds of bucks.
I expect to pay decent bucks, but, the replies were so out of whack that I thought my requests for work were poorly written. After discussing it with a neighbor (who is a G.A.), he understood clearly what I wanted and agreed the replies were just out of line.
So, the summary point is: Hey, G.A. people, there's paying work out there if you get your head-out-of-your-ass.
So if the FCC has regulatory domain over PCs, does that mean they're the ones to contact so i can download Janet's Titty Shot ?
If they can regulate the content on Radio, Television, Print and Cable, does that mean they're willing to step up to regulating content on the Internet? Ha! Will I have to get an "Internet User License" like ham/cb hobbyists?
Does that mean my TCP/IP driver will require little stickers of FCC compliance like my modem does?
Just when I think that the economy is really suffering, and begin to stress about layoffs and outsourcing, I re-assure myself that beuracracy always grows, and so creates a never ending employment trough. I should start studying for my GSA exam.
Make sure we dont forget that our favorite internet bottom-feeder, "GAIN/Gator", is not spyware. So, its immune from this legislation. It is more properly labled LetigiousWare:
A reminder: A Gator executive said the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, was part of a larger strategy to educate spyware-removers about the company's software--and to put an end to the practice of calling it "spyware."
"If we find anyone publicly calling us spyware, we correct it and take action if necessary," said Scott Eagle, Gator's senior vice president of marketing.
In addition to going on the offensive against detractors, Gator has spent significant time in court defending its practices against the charges of companies that run Web sites that Gator has targeted with its ads.
Wouldnt it be far cheaper for the US millitary to pay $500 to every paradise seeking suicide-bomber to go blast each other? In that line of thinking, 150lb of lard-ass idiot + 2000lbs of old chevy has a more effective yeild then 20kg of Plutonium, and there's no radition fallout.
In 12 September 2004 there were reports of a huge detonation in North Korea , near a missile base near the border with China. South Korean media reported on the explosion, saying it sent up a mushroom cloud three-and-one-half-kilometers wide on Thursday 09 September 2004, the 56th anniversary of North Korea's founding. The Yonhap news agency cited an unidentified source in Beijing as saying damage was large enough to have been seen from a satellite. The agency quotes a diplomatic source in Seoul as saying the mushroom-shaped cloud was up to four kilometers in diameter. Yonhap said there has been speculation the explosion may have been bigger than the one that largely destroyed a North Korean border town, Ryongchon, on April 22, killing 170 people and injuring an estimated 1,300 others.
FROM: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/yongo _dong.htm
"transmitting a signal each minute to a satellite."
WOW - this guy had a SATELLITE too?...Why does the News continually report GPS technology as sending data TO a satellite - GPS receivers are completely passive.
Either our media/news is completely ignorant, or they assume that all their readers are completely ignorant.
A background credit check isnt simply calling the Credit Beureaus to see if you were late on your rent. There is so much on that credit report: IRS issues, Child/Spouse Support, potentially previous employment information, any legal suits...
You're setting yourself up for an unreasonable search of your person/privacy. If the hiring-firm would detail EXACTLY what they need to see by reviwing your 'credit history' then it might be more acceptable.
I have refused to submit to credit history and drug testing. I lost a couple gig's over it. Its bad enough to work for some self-righetous firm, but, I will not be a slave to one.
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Reyes ... was referring to an illegal practice known as "click fraud"
I've been scared straight now! I had a vision of sitting in a prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. In the vision, Big Jim leers over and asks me, 'so whatchya in here fer?'
I do my best to sound rough and tough, 'Click Fraud. My clicks caused .0032 cents worth of accounting fraud - top that!'
Who cares? We are quite pompous and self-righteous claiming that liberty and freedom of information should be a basic human right, yet, we live in a *very* censored society. No, its not our 'govt' that censors our news (surely there is official spin, but, its still different) - its our 'free enterprise' system. Walt Disney corporation controls the news outlets related to ABC, Billy-Boy-Gates has hands on NBC... c'mon, lets wake up and be real here, our news media is very actively managed and pre-digested by commercial 'sensitivities', and on the whole we *like* it that way. Otherwise, a different news channel would arise to meet the market 'needs'. Seems to me, that the Chinese must LIKE it their way too. That sentiment is even furthered by my travels in China - I walked around and spoken with ppl (had a native Chinese translator to accompany me - no, not a govt minder).
Wether or not its "embroytic", or "adult", the real question is how much would it cost to buy another person's flesh? In the end, its still a coporation buying and selling flesh... what a great world we live in. No matter how you slice it, its still a disgusting practice.
Where do i sign up? Last summer I was looking for a consulting position to liason between India and the States. No luck, and I'm sure the biggest part of my flopped idea was not reaching the right people in India - I went through Monster.com's listings for positions in India. Any suggestions on how I would reach organizations looking for ppl who would be willing to travel between the two countries?
The scary thing about the article is that it shows that 1930s/1940s technology is not the magic black art that most americans think. By that, I mean most americans are happy to think 'oh it takes such great amounts of technology and resources to build a nuke'... that was true - 60 years ago. For us to think that we've kept the lid closed on these types of weapons-technology only further pushes us into false senses of security. Its better that we strike now, blast everyone else into pre-stone age technology, so that the american Malls remain safe for all those dutiful shoppers.
When I was putting together my website (www.PT171.org), I realized that my layout skills/art ability sucks. So, I asked several graphic-arts people to contract on doing a proper look and feel for the site. I was very specific in my needs - proper presentation guidance and some specific work on logos. I got two types of replies: Proposals for an all-encompassing graphic laden extravaganza, which would change the mostly-text-site into a CNN-like download pig. Or, rediculously high prices for very direct work (like converting a small gif into a vector image), for hundreds of bucks. I expect to pay decent bucks, but, the replies were so out of whack that I thought my requests for work were poorly written. After discussing it with a neighbor (who is a G.A.), he understood clearly what I wanted and agreed the replies were just out of line. So, the summary point is: Hey, G.A. people, there's paying work out there if you get your head-out-of-your-ass.
So if the FCC has regulatory domain over PCs, does that mean they're the ones to contact so i can download Janet's Titty Shot ? If they can regulate the content on Radio, Television, Print and Cable, does that mean they're willing to step up to regulating content on the Internet? Ha! Will I have to get an "Internet User License" like ham/cb hobbyists? Does that mean my TCP/IP driver will require little stickers of FCC compliance like my modem does? Just when I think that the economy is really suffering, and begin to stress about layoffs and outsourcing, I re-assure myself that beuracracy always grows, and so creates a never ending employment trough. I should start studying for my GSA exam.
Make sure we dont forget that our favorite internet bottom-feeder, "GAIN/Gator", is not spyware. So, its immune from this legislation. It is more properly labled LetigiousWare: A reminder: A Gator executive said the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, was part of a larger strategy to educate spyware-removers about the company's software--and to put an end to the practice of calling it "spyware." "If we find anyone publicly calling us spyware, we correct it and take action if necessary," said Scott Eagle, Gator's senior vice president of marketing. In addition to going on the offensive against detractors, Gator has spent significant time in court defending its practices against the charges of companies that run Web sites that Gator has targeted with its ads.
Wouldnt it be far cheaper for the US millitary to pay $500 to every paradise seeking suicide-bomber to go blast each other? In that line of thinking, 150lb of lard-ass idiot + 2000lbs of old chevy has a more effective yeild then 20kg of Plutonium, and there's no radition fallout.
In 12 September 2004 there were reports of a huge detonation in North Korea , near a missile base near the border with China. South Korean media reported on the explosion, saying it sent up a mushroom cloud three-and-one-half-kilometers wide on Thursday 09 September 2004, the 56th anniversary of North Korea's founding. The Yonhap news agency cited an unidentified source in Beijing as saying damage was large enough to have been seen from a satellite. The agency quotes a diplomatic source in Seoul as saying the mushroom-shaped cloud was up to four kilometers in diameter. Yonhap said there has been speculation the explosion may have been bigger than the one that largely destroyed a North Korean border town, Ryongchon, on April 22, killing 170 people and injuring an estimated 1,300 others. FROM: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/yongo _dong.htm
"transmitting a signal each minute to a satellite." WOW - this guy had a SATELLITE too? ...Why does the News continually report GPS technology as sending data TO a satellite - GPS receivers are completely passive.
Either our media/news is completely ignorant, or they assume that all their readers are completely ignorant.
A background credit check isnt simply calling the Credit Beureaus to see if you were late on your rent. There is so much on that credit report: IRS issues, Child/Spouse Support, potentially previous employment information, any legal suits... You're setting yourself up for an unreasonable search of your person/privacy. If the hiring-firm would detail EXACTLY what they need to see by reviwing your 'credit history' then it might be more acceptable. I have refused to submit to credit history and drug testing. I lost a couple gig's over it. Its bad enough to work for some self-righetous firm, but, I will not be a slave to one.