Yeah, I had lots of fun trying to cancel eFax, myself. I had my account for 2-3 months, decided I wasn't really using it enough to justify the monthly fee (~$12, IIRC) and diligently researched how to cancel (finally found it by entering "cancel" in the search box and wading through some propaganda as to why I shouldn't cancel), finally discovering that I needed to online chat with a service rep. Ok, so I did. After chatting futilely with the rep for 10-15 minutes, I finally gave up and accepted their offer of a free 2-month extension, then made a note in Lightning to get back to them about a month and a half later. Back to chat when the note popped up, and they insisted that I had 2 weeks left on my free extension, and they wouldn't close it even though I swore I really didn't want it and wasn't going to change my mind over the next 2 weeks; I ended the conversation by typing "You guys are as bad as AOL!" and quit the chat without giving them the chance to respond. So I waited, chatted again on the day my free extension expired, and was given a last-ditch pitch to remain a customer. Finally, I convinced them that I really, really, absolutely, cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die wanted to cancel, and they did it. And I double checked my next 2-3 credit card statements to make sure they didn't charge me (they did, but then they reversed it right away, without my having to go back and complain).
If I ever again decide I want an online fax service, I won't even consider using eFax! Making it extremely difficult to unsubscribe merely makes me angry and ensures that I will never decide to resubscribe later, even if I come to have a serious need for that kind of service.
They will also have converted about 28% (nearly a third) of their yearly lightbulb sales to somthing that is 8 times as expensive. Given that profit margins normally work on percentages, that should roughly octuple 28% of their profit margin on lightbulbs. They should be making 2.96 times as much selling light bulbs, of course they want to push this.
Um, one problem with that. The fluorescent bulbs last 10x longer on average (see TFA). So while they may make 2.96 x as much profit on one bulb, they're going to end up selling one tenth as many bulbs. This is going to cut their profits in the long run (though it might make their short term profits look better).
Also according to TFA, this happened at a small branch office, the parent company is putting Linux on all of its servers, and "desktops are under evaluation" -- IOW, every single computer in the whole company, not just the one server in the branch office, may be switched over to Linux. It didn't mention what company this is or how big it is, but the extent of this may be more than you're thinking.
Point taken; I was imprecise. What I meant was that Saddam did not directly cause his own death through his own stupid actions. He was an evil, bloodthirsty dictator and deserved execution, but there are many in that category who do not get what they deserve, and there are too many people executed annually to give a Darwin to each one.
As to progeny not being a disqualification, I guess that's true, but it does seem that if one lives into one's 60's and reproduces multiple times, it's a little silly to give one credit for removing oneself from the gene pool. Oh, well.:)
Actually, I think the only reason to include him would have been his family connections, and I suspect that's the only reason you really wanted to see him included. Nobody would have heard or cared much about it, except locally, if he'd been Jim Smith. It wasn't especially spectacular or unusual, in the way the Darwins typically are; it was a simple accident brought on by inexperience and overconfidence, just like many auto accidents, etc. Killing oneself in a plane crash (even if it did involve terrible judgment) vs. electrocuting fish and then oneself trying to collect them or playing Russian Roulette with a tank mine or blowing oneself up due to failing to allow for a DST/Standard time difference in the bomb timer? Not even close. Discard your obvious prejudice against Kennedys and compare the circumstances to the other 1999 winners.
Saddam's death wasn't suicide, it was an execution. The Darwins are for people who remove THEMSELVES from the gene pool. Saddam fails to qualify on both the self-removal aspect and the gene pool aspect (he did live long enough to breed).
So much for not asking Slashdot for legal advice:P
I think he's asking for technical advice, not legal. He's the one who's the lawyer; he's asking people who have a better technical background than he does for some information as to avenues to pursue to clarify the relevance and accuracy of the testimony. How that info applies to the law is his bailiwick, and not what he's asking for.
The BCM4318 in particular doesn't seem to play well with others. The only way I was able to get it to work consistently was to use ndiswrapper. The native support in Fedora Core 5, at least, didn't help; the closest I ever came was to get it to work for 15-20 min. at a time before it would drop out and require a reboot to bring it back up. I spent many hours searching for a native solution before giving up; I've just resigned myself to rebuilding ndiswrapper every time I update my kernel. I'm hoping that one of these days, the native support will work, but I'm not holding my breath.
Note that the summary (let alone TFA) said that they were collecting "well over $30,000" from a single robot, which equates to a $28,000+ profit rather than an $800 loss. Apparently, they can survive being shot multiple times.
Where? Tax returns? The IRS won't disclose them. The funds appear, but there are many anonymous donors who give money to many charitable institutions, and it would take some serious effort to track down the sources. Who would do that, and what would be the point of doing so?
-Mike
You know that if they started calling them PINNs, they'd start referring to them as PINN numbers, and then they'd have to start calling them PINNNs. And the day when PINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNs appear wouldn't be far behind.
Maybe we should just call them PI numbers to spare ourselves that...?
Simply saying "RIAA sucks" is not insightful. I wouldn't call it "offtopic", exactly (maybe redundant?), but it doesn't contribute anything useful to the discussion. It was clearly a pot shot at first post, with a nod to the topic, perhaps in hopes of not getting modded down.
Broadcom users on Linux should really be using the bcm43xx kernel module by now.
I tried (with Fedora Core 5 and 6, on my HP Pavillion zv6000 with built-in AirForce One), but after many hours of research and tinkering, I gave up and went with NDISWrapper. I did manage to get to a state where it would work for about 15-20 minutes, and then quit. If you know of a foolproof way to get the native module/driver to work, please enlighten me.
In Massachusetts, people often like to use turn-only lanes as a means of bypassing everyone lined up in the lane for through traffic. I've even seen people turn right from the left-turn lane, and vice-versa; it's rare, fortunately, but it does happen. These bozos just hit the accelerator and rely on the element of surprise to avoid accidents (it doesn't always work, such as when they run into someone who is equally aggressive). People who actually signal their intentions around here are considered wussies to be taken advantage of.
And speed limits? If you're not doing at least 10 mph over (unless the whole road is backed up), you're considered a rolling roadblock.
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Yeah, I had lots of fun trying to cancel eFax, myself. I had my account for 2-3 months, decided I wasn't really using it enough to justify the monthly fee (~$12, IIRC) and diligently researched how to cancel (finally found it by entering "cancel" in the search box and wading through some propaganda as to why I shouldn't cancel), finally discovering that I needed to online chat with a service rep. Ok, so I did. After chatting futilely with the rep for 10-15 minutes, I finally gave up and accepted their offer of a free 2-month extension, then made a note in Lightning to get back to them about a month and a half later. Back to chat when the note popped up, and they insisted that I had 2 weeks left on my free extension, and they wouldn't close it even though I swore I really didn't want it and wasn't going to change my mind over the next 2 weeks; I ended the conversation by typing "You guys are as bad as AOL!" and quit the chat without giving them the chance to respond. So I waited, chatted again on the day my free extension expired, and was given a last-ditch pitch to remain a customer. Finally, I convinced them that I really, really, absolutely, cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die wanted to cancel, and they did it. And I double checked my next 2-3 credit card statements to make sure they didn't charge me (they did, but then they reversed it right away, without my having to go back and complain).
If I ever again decide I want an online fax service, I won't even consider using eFax! Making it extremely difficult to unsubscribe merely makes me angry and ensures that I will never decide to resubscribe later, even if I come to have a serious need for that kind of service.
-Mike
They may PLAN to, but that doesn't mean they WILL. Wouldn't be the first time a company miscalculated.... :)
-Mike
They will also have converted about 28% (nearly a third) of their yearly lightbulb sales to somthing that is 8 times as expensive. Given that profit margins normally work on percentages, that should roughly octuple 28% of their profit margin on lightbulbs. They should be making 2.96 times as much selling light bulbs, of course they want to push this.
Um, one problem with that. The fluorescent bulbs last 10x longer on average (see TFA). So while they may make 2.96 x as much profit on one bulb, they're going to end up selling one tenth as many bulbs. This is going to cut their profits in the long run (though it might make their short term profits look better).
-Mike
... who thought, "And why do we need pr0n-free cows again?"
What?!? Think of the calves!
-Mike
Also according to TFA, this happened at a small branch office, the parent company is putting Linux on all of its servers, and "desktops are under evaluation" -- IOW, every single computer in the whole company, not just the one server in the branch office, may be switched over to Linux. It didn't mention what company this is or how big it is, but the extent of this may be more than you're thinking.
-Mike
Point taken; I was imprecise. What I meant was that Saddam did not directly cause his own death through his own stupid actions. He was an evil, bloodthirsty dictator and deserved execution, but there are many in that category who do not get what they deserve, and there are too many people executed annually to give a Darwin to each one.
:)
As to progeny not being a disqualification, I guess that's true, but it does seem that if one lives into one's 60's and reproduces multiple times, it's a little silly to give one credit for removing oneself from the gene pool. Oh, well.
-Mike
Actually, I think the only reason to include him would have been his family connections, and I suspect that's the only reason you really wanted to see him included. Nobody would have heard or cared much about it, except locally, if he'd been Jim Smith. It wasn't especially spectacular or unusual, in the way the Darwins typically are; it was a simple accident brought on by inexperience and overconfidence, just like many auto accidents, etc. Killing oneself in a plane crash (even if it did involve terrible judgment) vs. electrocuting fish and then oneself trying to collect them or playing Russian Roulette with a tank mine or blowing oneself up due to failing to allow for a DST/Standard time difference in the bomb timer? Not even close. Discard your obvious prejudice against Kennedys and compare the circumstances to the other 1999 winners.
-Mike
Saddam's death wasn't suicide, it was an execution. The Darwins are for people who remove THEMSELVES from the gene pool. Saddam fails to qualify on both the self-removal aspect and the gene pool aspect (he did live long enough to breed).
-Mike
So much for not asking Slashdot for legal advice :P
I think he's asking for technical advice, not legal. He's the one who's the lawyer; he's asking people who have a better technical background than he does for some information as to avenues to pursue to clarify the relevance and accuracy of the testimony. How that info applies to the law is his bailiwick, and not what he's asking for.
-Mike
Shouldn't that have been:
4) ???
and then
5) Profit!"
?
-Mike
The BCM4318 in particular doesn't seem to play well with others. The only way I was able to get it to work consistently was to use ndiswrapper. The native support in Fedora Core 5, at least, didn't help; the closest I ever came was to get it to work for 15-20 min. at a time before it would drop out and require a reboot to bring it back up. I spent many hours searching for a native solution before giving up; I've just resigned myself to rebuilding ndiswrapper every time I update my kernel. I'm hoping that one of these days, the native support will work, but I'm not holding my breath.
-Mike
Note that the summary (let alone TFA) said that they were collecting "well over $30,000" from a single robot, which equates to a $28,000+ profit rather than an $800 loss. Apparently, they can survive being shot multiple times.
-Mike
This is like when christians drop fake $100 bills with the gospel on the back.
That would have to be one humongous $100 bill!
-Mike
"independant batist"
;)
Does this mean you think he's batshit insane, or that he worships independent bats? Just wondering....
-Mike
This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original....
Where? Tax returns? The IRS won't disclose them. The funds appear, but there are many anonymous donors who give money to many charitable institutions, and it would take some serious effort to track down the sources. Who would do that, and what would be the point of doing so? -Mike
How do you know they're not contributing anonymously? Some people believe that doing so is more noble than trumpeting their benevolence to the world.
-Mike
Perhaps blackboxvoting.org could be a reasonable starting point. Just a guess, though. They might be able to give you some ideas anyway.
-Mike
You know that if they started calling them PINNs, they'd start referring to them as PINN numbers, and then they'd have to start calling them PINNNs. And the day when PINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNs appear wouldn't be far behind.
Maybe we should just call them PI numbers to spare ourselves that...?
-Mike
Mods who demonstrate a sense of humor are automatically barred from moderating again.
-Mike
Simply saying "RIAA sucks" is not insightful. I wouldn't call it "offtopic", exactly (maybe redundant?), but it doesn't contribute anything useful to the discussion. It was clearly a pot shot at first post, with a nod to the topic, perhaps in hopes of not getting modded down.
-Mike
So even if this ban worked exactly as intended, I don't think it'd serve the great social good its proponents think it will.
I think this ban was more of a pander to the Christian Right than any effort to serve a "great social good".
-Mike
Broadcom users on Linux should really be using the bcm43xx kernel module by now.
I tried (with Fedora Core 5 and 6, on my HP Pavillion zv6000 with built-in AirForce One), but after many hours of research and tinkering, I gave up and went with NDISWrapper. I did manage to get to a state where it would work for about 15-20 minutes, and then quit. If you know of a foolproof way to get the native module/driver to work, please enlighten me.
-Mike
In Massachusetts, people often like to use turn-only lanes as a means of bypassing everyone lined up in the lane for through traffic. I've even seen people turn right from the left-turn lane, and vice-versa; it's rare, fortunately, but it does happen. These bozos just hit the accelerator and rely on the element of surprise to avoid accidents (it doesn't always work, such as when they run into someone who is equally aggressive). People who actually signal their intentions around here are considered wussies to be taken advantage of.
And speed limits? If you're not doing at least 10 mph over (unless the whole road is backed up), you're considered a rolling roadblock.
-Mike
And of course, if they're playing the vote-fraud card again, a strong turn-out could be just the thing to win it inspite of the fraud.
Unless, of course, the "Transfer X% of votes for Candidate Y to Candidate Z" hack is being used.
-Mike