Would you open an AOL account so you could start a pr0n website using the included web space? Would you then cry censorship when they take you page down? Maybe these guys did their homework, but it seems to me you'd want to either self-host or be very selective if you're going to run a contriversial site. Oh but wait, then you wouldn't get that free publicity when they shut you down, or the free hosting when some "hero" steps in to "right the wrong".
Shared hosting is like living in an apartment building. If you want to start a swinger's club, you might want to consider a more out-of-the-way location and either buy it or find an open-minded landlord. Because the first time someone shows up at your building with sex-toy-headgear on, Mr. Flanders in 3B is probably going to start making phone calls.
Yeah, and if the DNS Servers are compromised, all your *nix security BS goes out the window. Even if your mother could use *nix, AND you could convince her to do it, AND she didn't have a Dell with Windows on it that she hides when you visit so she doesn't hurt your feelings, she'd still be vulnerable, and she's the one their targeting, not you.
Sorry if I'm a little late to the party here, but I had never heard of A9. So it was a little disturbing when I went there and it greeted me by my full name. Reading their privacy policy, it looks like it's nothing more than a way for Amazon to get more info on you and track you better so they know what to try and sell you.
Hopefully Google won't be adding those types of A9 style "features". I don't care if A9 is "A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AMAZON.COM, INC.", I don't like it. At least they shout about it in the privacy policy of A9: "PLEASE NOTE THAT A9.COM IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AMAZON.COM, INC. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT ON AMAZON.COM AND AN AMAZON.COM COOKIE, INFORMATION GATHERED BY A9.COM, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE, MAY BE CORRELATED WITH ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT AMAZON.COM HAS AND USED BY A9.COM AND AMAZON.COM TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES WE OFFER."
It looks like Amazon's privacy policy allows them to do this, although they don't specifically say they might start a totally unrelated website and share harvested info between the two. Maybe it's just me, but I think that's pushing it.
Instead of "what would you suggest for computing in a hostile environment on a non-industrial budget?", try "what would you suggest for computing in an environment on a non-budget?"
If it were me, I'd beg/borrow/steal an old PC or parts to build one, and try to make it cheap enough so a short life span is a non-issue. For example, rather than spend any money on keyboard protection, get the cheapest one you can find and accept that you may have to replace it every year. Even if you can't source a free one, it's not like you can't buy one new for $5 online.
"Bounces" do nothing to curb spam. Mailwasher used to work by sending fake bounces, but now even legitimate e-mailers don't seem to take you off their list when they get bounces. It's not worth the trouble.
One of two things happened here. First and most likely, they put some good filtering on the server when they upgraded. It's likely that it's even the reason why they upgraded.
Another possibility is that the software the spammers use may be sophisticated enough to remove addresses from domains without active mailservers, in order to speed up the process (fewer timeouts). Because the bounces don't slow them down at all- they never even see them. But timeouts, that slows them down.
I use Mailwasher which has that feature. But from experience, it doesn't work, for the reasons others have already stated- spammers don't use valid from addresses. When Mailwasher first came out, it actually helped. But not anymore.
I'm all for them blocking access to the offensive web site to "protect" their customers for inadvertent exposure to objectionable content, but it seems to me that the redirection amounts to domain hijacking.
Remember, in most cases of domain hijacking, it hijackers are promoting totally unrelated content. The fact that people correctly typing in the dead porn stars web address would get the "Idol" website amounts to free advertising, however small in scale.
It's one thing to say "We understand it's likely that our customers might end up viewing objectionable material because of an unfortunate typo, so we're protecting them". It's an entirely different thing to say "We know you typed in URL A, but we're pretty sure you want unrelated URL B, so we're going to send you there."
If a company doesn't have an airtight case, they're not going to go up against someone who is going to be defended by Microsoft. So anyone who gets sued will be doing MS a favor, because it's an easy way for MS to find companies with good IP that they can then buy (or crush and then buy), then turn around and sue other software companies for violating their newly acquired IP. It's freaking brilliant if you ask me. Brilliantly evil, but brilliant nonetheless.
I've been out of the Mac realm for a while now, but when I left, I would estimate at least 70% of the MacOS features were available as third-party shareware or freeware apps before they were part of the OS. I remember using "Launcher" before there were such things as "Aliases". Another good example is the Extensions Manager control panel. I wonder how many of those were purchased by Apple and how many Apple just made their own versions.
Seems like a pretty silly study without looking at the other end. What about 78 degrees? What about 80? Here in the South, we have more of a problem with it being too warm. I can't stay awake at more than 77 degrees. For working and sleeping, I do much better at 74. Sounds like half a study to me.
Actually, a good portion of A/V devices have what's called "discrete" on and off codes. Although not on the stock remote, when I got a Phillips Pronto and wanted to set up Macros for my home theatre, it became quickly apparent that I would need to be able to send an "on only" code, otherwise it would turn off a device that was already on. Same with "off"- If I'm watching the TV using the TV tuner, and the DSS receiver isn't on, I don't want it to turn the DSS on when I hit my "All Off" macro.
Thankfully, it turns out that all my components bar one have discrete codes. It makes programming the remote for ease of use by non-geeks much easier. I just tell the wife and kid that if they hit "All Off" and the stereo is still on, hit it again.
The article is vague in this respect, but in the closing paragraph it seems to indicate that the remote uses "Power" codes, not discrete "Off" codes.
I started using dual monitors years ago. I was taking data from PageMaker files, putting it into Excel files, and then cutting and pasting the stuff in Excel into html tables for a web site. Without dual monitors and a 5 button wheel mouse, it would have taken twice as long. Ever since I've been a dual monitor junkie. Even when working in a single program, it's great to have a folder open n the other monitor with all the files I need in it. Or have my e-mail up so I can see if that message that just came in is important enough to stop what I'm doing and attend to.
Messing with, let alone discussing messing around with wallpaper, screen savers, music folders and watching movies is not only counter productive to work, it's counter productive to writing an informed article about using dual monitors in a work environment. 1, 2 or 10 monitors- if I were watching movies at work, productivity wouldn't be an issue for very long.
...because they're going to have their hands busy with Microsoft.
You know, it's not the users that are the problem (IMHO)- it's the web designers and companies that employ them. I'm constantly trying to get everyone here on Mozilla or Opera, but we have too many vendors and customers who have web sites we have to deal with in order to do business with them, and those websites will only work with IE. I just can't have these people coming into my office every 5 minutes asking why they can't use IgnorantCo's website, and then going and complaining to the owners that they can't do their job because I won't let them have IE.
You know, I was just thinking, technology isn't doing nearly enough to relieve me of my parenting responsibilities!
I wonder how long it will be before some lowlife goes there and snags an unattended kid in the "SafeTzone", cuts off the wristband and walks out with him/her? I smell a lawsuit. I just hope a lawsuit is the worst thing that happens.
...it's useless. Almost EVERYONE on the highway drives slower than I do. At least here in Florida, I'm one of the only people who knows what that stick coming out of the left side of the steering column is for.
And unless the black box can tell how often the rear view mirror is aimed at the driver instead of out the rear window, I don't want to hear crap about how fast I drive.
By the way, If you drive an automatic and you must talk on your handheld cell phone, use your freaking right hand to hold it so you can use your freaking turn signal, mmmm k?
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Would you open an AOL account so you could start a pr0n website using the included web space? Would you then cry censorship when they take you page down? Maybe these guys did their homework, but it seems to me you'd want to either self-host or be very selective if you're going to run a contriversial site. Oh but wait, then you wouldn't get that free publicity when they shut you down, or the free hosting when some "hero" steps in to "right the wrong".
Shared hosting is like living in an apartment building. If you want to start a swinger's club, you might want to consider a more out-of-the-way location and either buy it or find an open-minded landlord. Because the first time someone shows up at your building with sex-toy-headgear on, Mr. Flanders in 3B is probably going to start making phone calls.
So let's each pick a side and start making wild assumptions and speculation.
Yeah, and if the DNS Servers are compromised, all your *nix security BS goes out the window. Even if your mother could use *nix, AND you could convince her to do it, AND she didn't have a Dell with Windows on it that she hides when you visit so she doesn't hurt your feelings, she'd still be vulnerable, and she's the one their targeting, not you.
That synopsis makes my head hurt.
Your comment and your sig may be somehow related... I just can't put by finger on it.
Sorry if I'm a little late to the party here, but I had never heard of A9. So it was a little disturbing when I went there and it greeted me by my full name. Reading their privacy policy, it looks like it's nothing more than a way for Amazon to get more info on you and track you better so they know what to try and sell you.
Hopefully Google won't be adding those types of A9 style "features". I don't care if A9 is "A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AMAZON.COM, INC.", I don't like it. At least they shout about it in the privacy policy of A9: "PLEASE NOTE THAT A9.COM IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AMAZON.COM, INC. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT ON AMAZON.COM AND AN AMAZON.COM COOKIE, INFORMATION GATHERED BY A9.COM, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE, MAY BE CORRELATED WITH ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT AMAZON.COM HAS AND USED BY A9.COM AND AMAZON.COM TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES WE OFFER."
It looks like Amazon's privacy policy allows them to do this, although they don't specifically say they might start a totally unrelated website and share harvested info between the two. Maybe it's just me, but I think that's pushing it.
...and fax you the pages.
Instead of "what would you suggest for computing in a hostile environment on a non-industrial budget?", try "what would you suggest for computing in an environment on a non-budget?"
If it were me, I'd beg/borrow/steal an old PC or parts to build one, and try to make it cheap enough so a short life span is a non-issue. For example, rather than spend any money on keyboard protection, get the cheapest one you can find and accept that you may have to replace it every year. Even if you can't source a free one, it's not like you can't buy one new for $5 online.
"Bounces" do nothing to curb spam. Mailwasher used to work by sending fake bounces, but now even legitimate e-mailers don't seem to take you off their list when they get bounces. It's not worth the trouble. One of two things happened here. First and most likely, they put some good filtering on the server when they upgraded. It's likely that it's even the reason why they upgraded. Another possibility is that the software the spammers use may be sophisticated enough to remove addresses from domains without active mailservers, in order to speed up the process (fewer timeouts). Because the bounces don't slow them down at all- they never even see them. But timeouts, that slows them down.
I use Mailwasher which has that feature. But from experience, it doesn't work, for the reasons others have already stated- spammers don't use valid from addresses. When Mailwasher first came out, it actually helped. But not anymore.
I'm all for them blocking access to the offensive web site to "protect" their customers for inadvertent exposure to objectionable content, but it seems to me that the redirection amounts to domain hijacking. Remember, in most cases of domain hijacking, it hijackers are promoting totally unrelated content. The fact that people correctly typing in the dead porn stars web address would get the "Idol" website amounts to free advertising, however small in scale. It's one thing to say "We understand it's likely that our customers might end up viewing objectionable material because of an unfortunate typo, so we're protecting them". It's an entirely different thing to say "We know you typed in URL A, but we're pretty sure you want unrelated URL B, so we're going to send you there."
That's it, I'm leaving you negative feedback.
If a company doesn't have an airtight case, they're not going to go up against someone who is going to be defended by Microsoft. So anyone who gets sued will be doing MS a favor, because it's an easy way for MS to find companies with good IP that they can then buy (or crush and then buy), then turn around and sue other software companies for violating their newly acquired IP. It's freaking brilliant if you ask me. Brilliantly evil, but brilliant nonetheless.
I've been out of the Mac realm for a while now, but when I left, I would estimate at least 70% of the MacOS features were available as third-party shareware or freeware apps before they were part of the OS. I remember using "Launcher" before there were such things as "Aliases". Another good example is the Extensions Manager control panel. I wonder how many of those were purchased by Apple and how many Apple just made their own versions.
LOL! Sorry, I meant Hummers, not hummers. :-D
Seems like a pretty silly study without looking at the other end. What about 78 degrees? What about 80? Here in the South, we have more of a problem with it being too warm. I can't stay awake at more than 77 degrees. For working and sleeping, I do much better at 74. Sounds like half a study to me.
...of CD's is to blame for pirated music.
Let's see, the cost and performance of PC hardware is constantly dropping, and how's the price of software been doing?
You know, if they'd just sell hummers for $100, people wouldn't steal gas anymore.
Actually, a good portion of A/V devices have what's called "discrete" on and off codes. Although not on the stock remote, when I got a Phillips Pronto and wanted to set up Macros for my home theatre, it became quickly apparent that I would need to be able to send an "on only" code, otherwise it would turn off a device that was already on. Same with "off"- If I'm watching the TV using the TV tuner, and the DSS receiver isn't on, I don't want it to turn the DSS on when I hit my "All Off" macro.
Thankfully, it turns out that all my components bar one have discrete codes. It makes programming the remote for ease of use by non-geeks much easier. I just tell the wife and kid that if they hit "All Off" and the stereo is still on, hit it again.
The article is vague in this respect, but in the closing paragraph it seems to indicate that the remote uses "Power" codes, not discrete "Off" codes.
I started using dual monitors years ago. I was taking data from PageMaker files, putting it into Excel files, and then cutting and pasting the stuff in Excel into html tables for a web site. Without dual monitors and a 5 button wheel mouse, it would have taken twice as long. Ever since I've been a dual monitor junkie. Even when working in a single program, it's great to have a folder open n the other monitor with all the files I need in it. Or have my e-mail up so I can see if that message that just came in is important enough to stop what I'm doing and attend to.
Messing with, let alone discussing messing around with wallpaper, screen savers, music folders and watching movies is not only counter productive to work, it's counter productive to writing an informed article about using dual monitors in a work environment. 1, 2 or 10 monitors- if I were watching movies at work, productivity wouldn't be an issue for very long.
I agree. But even Apple can't beat the design of this iPod killer
but then how often do streets and house move/change physcially?
:-)
You don't live in Florida, do you?
...because they're going to have their hands busy with Microsoft.
You know, it's not the users that are the problem (IMHO)- it's the web designers and companies that employ them. I'm constantly trying to get everyone here on Mozilla or Opera, but we have too many vendors and customers who have web sites we have to deal with in order to do business with them, and those websites will only work with IE. I just can't have these people coming into my office every 5 minutes asking why they can't use IgnorantCo's website, and then going and complaining to the owners that they can't do their job because I won't let them have IE.
You know, I was just thinking, technology isn't doing nearly enough to relieve me of my parenting responsibilities! I wonder how long it will be before some lowlife goes there and snags an unattended kid in the "SafeTzone", cuts off the wristband and walks out with him/her? I smell a lawsuit. I just hope a lawsuit is the worst thing that happens.
...it's useless. Almost EVERYONE on the highway drives slower than I do. At least here in Florida, I'm one of the only people who knows what that stick coming out of the left side of the steering column is for.
And unless the black box can tell how often the rear view mirror is aimed at the driver instead of out the rear window, I don't want to hear crap about how fast I drive.
By the way, If you drive an automatic and you must talk on your handheld cell phone, use your freaking right hand to hold it so you can use your freaking turn signal, mmmm k?