This is obvious... I mean, if my friend drinks 99.84% of a coke, and I drink 99.984% of a coke, then I drink TEN times as much coke as my friend, right? What nonsense! Talk about "Lying with statistics."
Bravo! I agree. If these asswipe CEO's want to "trim the fat" and "cut costs" and "get more value for their dollar" then start at the top. Lop of those CEO's who "earn" 6 and 7 digit salaries. How many Indian managers could they hire for that kind of money?
Consider this. These companies that farm out their labor overseas are marketing their products to the same American demographic whose jobs are being cut. What kind of sense does that make?
What ever happened to recompensation. Where did these American businesses get all their wealth anyway? Hiring American workers and selling to Americans. So, now that they want a little extra cash in their pockets, it's time to screw over the people that got them where they are.
I am so sick of hearing "Lower your price or increase your services" or "Live within your means". This is the shit that spews forth from the rich, who themselves are NOT expected to live by the same rules. Just another case of "Do as I say, not as I do." It's a fucking shame that you need 15 college degrees & 80 years of experience in 62 different professions just to get a fucking job making $10,000 a year! Time to do some crime, just like the big boys!
Have you ever noticed that your eyes can be drawn to the face of a person with whom you're having a conversation with? A large portion of the populace has this 'issue'.
I know it's been suggested before. I'm no IT expert, so maybe I'm talking out of my ass. But here goes: Suppose there was an e-mail protocol similar to ftp -- that is having a control port and a data port. Very long crypto keys would be exchanged over the control port for authentication -- a key-pair for every sender/receiver. Then, if the header of an e-mail over the data port is missing the correct key, the mail gets dropped. The keys could be kept on a database at the users ISP. The keylength would essentially keep the spammers from effectively guessing and reaching an inbox. If a key were compromised, notify the ISP to drop the key. Then establish a new key with whoever the previous key worked with. As an added benefit, you would have some information about who compromised it.
I'm sure those more experienced in these matters will shoot this full of holes. But perhaps with modifications it could work. My $0.02.
I started getting this crap on my yahoo account about 3 days ago. I've used the same account for 3 years without problems. Like an idiot, I posted it on a newsgroup several months ago, before I learned that wasn't such a bright idea. Now, if I turn the blocked address list off, my pitiful 6MB of storage fills up completely in 6 hours. My wife used to sign up for all kinds of junk on another account. She would get about 100 e-mails in the span of a month, and still have space left over. But, as you say, these 150K pieces of $&%#@!! fill it up pretty quick. Of course, I know better than to open that junk. When caught, these b4st4rds should be shot^H^H^H^H forced to lick stamps until their tongues fall out.
20% of adults read at or below a 5th-grade reading level, according to the National Institute for Literacy. The innumeracy rate is bound to be worse. But somehow, every computer user is expected to know how to patch their OS and keep their anti-virus software up-to-date? Riiiiiiight.
I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth. I interpreted the meaning of what you said.
Let me put it another way: How does the fact that YOU pay your teacher's salary have any bearing whatsoever on whether they should be fair and objective in their dealings with you? I mean, they should be fair and objective REGARDLESS of whether you pay, or your parents pay, or the government (through grants) pays, or Santa Claus pays, right? Who pays is irrelevant.
One thing that chaps me is that the professors forget that *we* are paying *their* salaries.
I guess that means that college students should get to choose their own grade.
As a college instructor, I've heard this B.S. argument before. My reply was, "So what?"
When you watch your favorite (football, basketball, etc.) team play, and purchase the merchandise, you pay their salaries too. That doesn't mean you get decide who the winning team is.
Let's sue the game manufacturers, for making the game.
Wait, let's sue the gun manufacturers, for making the gun.
Or, we could sue the plastic manufacturers that make the materials for a cd.
And, the wood pulp industry for making the booklet to the video game. Yeah!
Oh, and we can sue all the metal plants for making the aluminum (on the cd) and the iron for the gun! That's the ticket.
Let's see, we can sue all the magazines for running ads that caused the kids to buy the game.
I've got it! Let's just sue GOD. I mean, after all, he created ALL of this stuff, right? No god = no guns, no violent games, no kids. And, who is the corporeal representation of GOD? The church! It's the churches who are to blame!!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but... I saw this film back when it came out. I seem to remember a couple scenes from North America. One in the afternoon, where the comet can be seen. Later in the film, it's late at night, and the comet can also be seen. Now, unless the comet is in orbit around the Earth, at just the right speed, it would be impossible to see at all times of the day!
Remember, this is the same government (in the U.S. anyway) responsible for the Patriot Act and Carnivore. We also know how much influence big money has on the government (witness Verizon forced to turn over names of subscribers.) Now, if the networks were set up and run by the government...
Learn some physics! He said the sampling rate has nothing to do with the frequency of the sound. And, like I said, it does. What's so hard to understand about that? Of course it's hard to take someone seriously who resorts to name-calling. If my statement was erroneous, correct me. Otherwise, shut the fuck up, COWARD! (Not that I'm calling names, but that's how you posted.)
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This is obvious... I mean, if my friend drinks 99.84% of a coke, and I drink 99.984% of a coke, then I drink TEN times as much coke as my friend, right? What nonsense! Talk about "Lying with statistics."
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Bravo! I agree. If these asswipe CEO's want to "trim the fat" and "cut costs" and "get more value for their dollar" then start at the top. Lop of those CEO's who "earn" 6 and 7 digit salaries. How many Indian managers could they hire for that kind of money?
I stand enlightened. Thanks.
Now, isn't it true that you can pay for certain electronic/virtual Magic cards -- without obtaining a physical copy?
Consider this. These companies that farm out their labor overseas are marketing their products to the same American demographic whose jobs are being cut. What kind of sense does that make? What ever happened to recompensation. Where did these American businesses get all their wealth anyway? Hiring American workers and selling to Americans. So, now that they want a little extra cash in their pockets, it's time to screw over the people that got them where they are. I am so sick of hearing "Lower your price or increase your services" or "Live within your means". This is the shit that spews forth from the rich, who themselves are NOT expected to live by the same rules. Just another case of "Do as I say, not as I do." It's a fucking shame that you need 15 college degrees & 80 years of experience in 62 different professions just to get a fucking job making $10,000 a year! Time to do some crime, just like the big boys!
Have you ever noticed that your eyes can be drawn to the face of a person with whom you're having a conversation with? A large portion of the populace has this 'issue'.
Thanks for the info. I checked out http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-danisch- dns-rr-smtp-03.txt
Good read.
I know it's been suggested before. I'm no IT expert, so maybe I'm talking out of my ass. But here goes: Suppose there was an e-mail protocol similar to ftp -- that is having a control port and a data port. Very long crypto keys would be exchanged over the control port for authentication -- a key-pair for every sender/receiver. Then, if the header of an e-mail over the data port is missing the correct key, the mail gets dropped. The keys could be kept on a database at the users ISP. The keylength would essentially keep the spammers from effectively guessing and reaching an inbox. If a key were compromised, notify the ISP to drop the key. Then establish a new key with whoever the previous key worked with. As an added benefit, you would have some information about who compromised it. I'm sure those more experienced in these matters will shoot this full of holes. But perhaps with modifications it could work. My $0.02.
Hey boys, let's go get drunk and find some receptacles! Yes, we'll go hot-plugging!
cook all pork thoroughly before feeding it to your computer. Or, better yet, only feed it SPAM!
I didn't realize being poor was a license to ignore the law.
It isn't. That license is reserved for the rich.
Why not forward all this shit to microsoft headquarters and jam THEIR goddamn mail system?
a) Bingo! I've got 3 accounts, and the usenet contact is getting toasted.
Woo hoo!!
I started getting this crap on my yahoo account about 3 days ago. I've used the same account for 3 years without problems. Like an idiot, I posted it on a newsgroup several months ago, before I learned that wasn't such a bright idea. Now, if I turn the blocked address list off, my pitiful 6MB of storage fills up completely in 6 hours. My wife used to sign up for all kinds of junk on another account. She would get about 100 e-mails in the span of a month, and still have space left over. But, as you say, these 150K pieces of $&%#@!! fill it up pretty quick. Of course, I know better than to open that junk. When caught, these b4st4rds should be shot^H^H^H^H forced to lick stamps until their tongues fall out.
20% of adults read at or below a 5th-grade reading level, according to the National Institute for Literacy. The innumeracy rate is bound to be worse. But somehow, every computer user is expected to know how to patch their OS and keep their anti-virus software up-to-date? Riiiiiiight.
So what?
I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth. I interpreted the meaning of what you said.
Let me put it another way: How does the fact that YOU pay your teacher's salary have any bearing whatsoever on whether they should be fair and objective in their dealings with you? I mean, they should be fair and objective REGARDLESS of whether you pay, or your parents pay, or the government (through grants) pays, or Santa Claus pays, right? Who pays is irrelevant.
One thing that chaps me is that the professors forget that *we* are paying *their* salaries. I guess that means that college students should get to choose their own grade. As a college instructor, I've heard this B.S. argument before. My reply was, "So what?" When you watch your favorite (football, basketball, etc.) team play, and purchase the merchandise, you pay their salaries too. That doesn't mean you get decide who the winning team is.
Let's sue the game manufacturers, for making the game. Wait, let's sue the gun manufacturers, for making the gun. Or, we could sue the plastic manufacturers that make the materials for a cd. And, the wood pulp industry for making the booklet to the video game. Yeah! Oh, and we can sue all the metal plants for making the aluminum (on the cd) and the iron for the gun! That's the ticket. Let's see, we can sue all the magazines for running ads that caused the kids to buy the game. I've got it! Let's just sue GOD. I mean, after all, he created ALL of this stuff, right? No god = no guns, no violent games, no kids. And, who is the corporeal representation of GOD? The church! It's the churches who are to blame!!!
Right on!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but ... I saw this film back when it came out. I seem to remember a couple scenes from North America. One in the afternoon, where the comet can be seen. Later in the film, it's late at night, and the comet can also be seen. Now, unless the comet is in orbit around the Earth, at just the right speed, it would be impossible to see at all times of the day!
Remember, this is the same government (in the U.S. anyway) responsible for the Patriot Act and Carnivore. We also know how much influence big money has on the government (witness Verizon forced to turn over names of subscribers.) Now, if the networks were set up and run by the government...
Learn some physics! He said the sampling rate has nothing to do with the frequency of the sound. And, like I said, it does. What's so hard to understand about that? Of course it's hard to take someone seriously who resorts to name-calling. If my statement was erroneous, correct me. Otherwise, shut the fuck up, COWARD! (Not that I'm calling names, but that's how you posted.)