I ran a USENET site that handled more traffic than decwrl in the early 90's (Top 10 Site). The company I worked for then still exists, though it has gone through quite a metamorphosis. US company.
That ought to give you enough to:
a) find the company
b) find my real email addy
happy hunting
Well, in thge US, you would prevent this by using a 2nd line and not having a long-distance carrier. If somebody wants to use my line to call 10-10-IDIOT, I have no problem with that.
I think you would have a strong case for common carrier status if you provided a dedicated line for this purpose. Of course, the legal bill to prove it could be astronomical.
This is very similar to the early days of UUCP/USENET. Yes, times have changed, but if I get some time, I'll throw a box at this.
Yeah right. He just spent 10 bln to destroy a competitor. He wants that recurring revenue stream from support. It's been the whol ereason for doing the deal since day 1.
I don't know that they've had it long enough to contribute much good or bad, unless you have something against the way it's branded, I guess. At this point, it's pretty much a rebranded Giant product. It will be interesting to see how it evolves in beta.
The original is also a great book
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by Edwin C. Bliss
It taught me the value of only touching things once (email, paper correspondence) and to never keep a copy of something you know you can easily get from somebody else, to name two examples.
The book is a little dated now, but still a great read and still has useful ideas.
In general, acting like an asshole in the presence of law enforcement is a bad idea. You may not get convicted, but chances are really good you will get arrested.
All told, I bet they have less than 100 people. You don't need much to run an ongoing VC firm beyond the partners and their contacts. A lot of stuff (like legal) is outsourced.
That's not the sky falling...
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The article goes on to say that some anti-spam applications do as many as 30 dns lookups. This is a design problem with the apps, not with DNS. Do less lookups, minimize the problem. I'd venture that after checking with a few of the major blacklists, you've pretty much hit the point of diminishing return in distinguishing spam/ham.
Even the big boys like Sequoia. It's not like they employ hundreds of people, just the partners and a small support staff (the better for keeping all the money for one's self).
Not that I'm recommending it, but harrassing the receptionist will get noted and probably discussed by the partners.
$10 range for ones that will last in the harsh environment under a car? Doubtful.
Remember, you not only need to track all those signals, you need to be able to easly distinguish between any of them and isolate particular ones (which change) at any moment in time. That isn't $10k.
Also, somebody has to go out and plant these "thousands" of xmitters and remove./move them as your list of people under surveillance change.
The hardware is only a small percentage of the overall cost.
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Sorry sonny. That would be your daddy.
I ran a USENET site that handled more traffic than decwrl in the early 90's (Top 10 Site). The company I worked for then still exists, though it has gone through quite a metamorphosis. US company. That ought to give you enough to: a) find the company b) find my real email addy happy hunting
you crack me up... if you only knew...
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Look what happened to Transmeta after they "sponsored" Linus.
Every heard of party lines? No, not stuff you put up your nose. A phone line that was shared by more than one household? Common in 60s & 70s.
I think you would have a strong case for common carrier status if you provided a dedicated line for this purpose. Of course, the legal bill to prove it could be astronomical.
This is very similar to the early days of UUCP/USENET. Yes, times have changed, but if I get some time, I'll throw a box at this.
UUCP anyone? Surely there are a few other's here who had bang-path addresses?
It works now, but it didn't for about 20 mins. Amusing to say the least.
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525i's aare for wannabe's. Now 545i's, they rock! And the new M5? Look out!
Yeah right. He just spent 10 bln to destroy a competitor. He wants that recurring revenue stream from support. It's been the whol ereason for doing the deal since day 1.
We're running 17 modules of PS v8.8 on Linux.
I don't know that they've had it long enough to contribute much good or bad, unless you have something against the way it's branded, I guess. At this point, it's pretty much a rebranded Giant product. It will be interesting to see how it evolves in beta.
The book is a little dated now, but still a great read and still has useful ideas.
Huge modeling fees? Think a couple hundred bucks and hour.
Been on a commuter train in Italy lately? The problem isn't limited to North America.
In general, acting like an asshole in the presence of law enforcement is a bad idea. You may not get convicted, but chances are really good you will get arrested.
All told, I bet they have less than 100 people. You don't need much to run an ongoing VC firm beyond the partners and their contacts. A lot of stuff (like legal) is outsourced.
The article goes on to say that some anti-spam applications do as many as 30 dns lookups. This is a design problem with the apps, not with DNS. Do less lookups, minimize the problem. I'd venture that after checking with a few of the major blacklists, you've pretty much hit the point of diminishing return in distinguishing spam/ham.
Not that I'm recommending it, but harrassing the receptionist will get noted and probably discussed by the partners.
Remember, you not only need to track all those signals, you need to be able to easly distinguish between any of them and isolate particular ones (which change) at any moment in time. That isn't $10k.
Also, somebody has to go out and plant these "thousands" of xmitters and remove./move them as your list of people under surveillance change.
The hardware is only a small percentage of the overall cost.
100's of yards and not at targets moving in excess of 100mph
pssst.... They realized the rms interview article was a dup and removed it before non-subscribers could see it.
This is how its supposed to work (aka "dog bites man"). How is it news?