...differentiate themselves and bash the Republicans...
Goddamn that's some funny shit right there. If that's what you call what those limp-wristed idiots have been doing the last few years, the GOP must be even bigger pansies than I though.
Are you kidding me? That's frigging genius. It means that people with Gmail accounts do the work for Google of spreading the gmail user base, which gets everybody more involved in the process and turns what is basically just a good webmail service into something just a little bit more special. You think Hotmail or Yahoo mail users feel/act that way? Hell no. Gmail is a perfect example of growing and differentiating a brand.
Jesus, it's a Friedman cultist. Look, the almighty dollar will not make verything better. I'll agree it smooths things over, but International free trade is not going to save the world.
Instead of arguing the merits of this particular case, we should be using this opportunity to write our representatives and tell them it's stupid shit like this that makes the DMCA a joke and why it should, at the very least, be re-written.
Which would hopefully mean Java that isn't horribly bloated and slow as molasses?
Between Azureus and a few useful web applets, I use Java far more than I'd like, as it's the slowest thing on my PC (3ghz/1GB RAM). Would definitely like to see it slimmed down.
If it's too light, I might feel like it'll break if it falls off the couch, let alone when I throw it at the TV.
Which is why the Xbox is the platform of choice if you're prone to do that. Both my controllers (one super-size original and one smaller S model) both get thrown regularly (and with mucho spite), and, well, you should see the other guys!
Yes, but in this context, the coders would be 'independent contractors',not employees, which would change what RAC could do to wayward coders.
Of course, any middleman company worth its salt would have legal recourse if any service provider of theirs actually went ahead and did this. Every employment contract I've ever seen stipulates that the employee cannot go work for a client without the express written permission of the employer.
Even your comment proves this point, as both client and employer are the same person.
While this "invasion of privacy" is a little unsettling, we're talking about 20 very high-profile people here, not John Q. public.
Also, everybody seems to be missing the other half of the story, namely how they targeted specifically this small group of people instead of wasting more money on a broader campaign. How much money did they save? How much more were they free to spend since they were targeting such a small group? How does the creativity angle work when you're targeting one guy instead of a large, poorly-defined wad?
The privacy angle here is a red herring. We should be talking about Advertising and marketing getting out of the 19th century.
Oh don't worry, I got plenty of hatred and intolerance left over for Muslims, Repubs, Dems, the Irish AND white people in general. When any of those fuckers show up and bitch about how tough it is to be them, they get both barrels too, don't you worry.
Why is it that Christianity gets singled out?
Good question. Maybe it's because they're meshed deep into the government apparatus of the most powerful country on the planet? As for me, I just find 'em to be snooty assholes. Can't say that about any of the Muslims I've met, and I've lived in Saudi for two years. At least to a Muslim, and infidel is still a living, human being. I mean, they'll feel bad for ya, but it's not their problem to solve. To most Christians, if you're not one of them, the best you can hope for is to be ignored, because if you're going to hell, you have nothing to offer. It's creepy watching Christians ignore somebody because they're not "saved".
Then do yourself a favour if you're such a moderate, sensible Christian - do something, or at least pretend to do something about the crazies who give you a bad name. Then we'll talk.
g for google
gi for google images
gg for google groups
gm for google maps
w for wikipedia
y for yahoo
d for dictionary.com
i for imdb
amz for amazon
t for technoarati.com
The best thing about this system is you can get rid of the search box and reclaim some FF real estate
"Damn kids, downloading all these music videos."
"We can hire a company to seed decoy files."
"I have a better idea, instead of wasting that file with garbage, we could always put some ads in it."
"Like what?"
"Hmmm, how about music videos of our artists!"
"Outstanding! Here, have another line of coke..."
A nice simple online guide reference would be nice if any one knows one.
I used this site a lot when I was first learning my html skillz. Be warned,/. allows a very limited subset of html in comments, so you don't have to learn too much to get around here.
Slashdot Mirror
Where's my -1 dickwad moderation option?
...differentiate themselves and bash the Republicans...
Goddamn that's some funny shit right there. If that's what you call what those limp-wristed idiots have been doing the last few years, the GOP must be even bigger pansies than I though.
I never thought I'd see someone post a Newsmax link here. This is Slashdot, not Fark, jackass.
Are you kidding me? That's frigging genius. It means that people with Gmail accounts do the work for Google of spreading the gmail user base, which gets everybody more involved in the process and turns what is basically just a good webmail service into something just a little bit more special. You think Hotmail or Yahoo mail users feel/act that way? Hell no. Gmail is a perfect example of growing and differentiating a brand.
Jesus, it's a Friedman cultist. Look, the almighty dollar will not make verything better. I'll agree it smooths things over, but International free trade is not going to save the world.
So, you've got one Repub who's got a clue/gives a shit. Big fucking deal. Wake me up when it's a majority, then you have a story.
Listen dude, I didn't say it wasn't better, but it's far from from fucking svelte.
Instead of arguing the merits of this particular case, we should be using this opportunity to write our representatives and tell them it's stupid shit like this that makes the DMCA a joke and why it should, at the very least, be re-written.
Which would hopefully mean Java that isn't horribly bloated and slow as molasses?
Between Azureus and a few useful web applets, I use Java far more than I'd like, as it's the slowest thing on my PC (3ghz/1GB RAM). Would definitely like to see it slimmed down.
Can't believe nobody's mentioned Santorum yet.
Santorum - not just for breakfast anymore!
If it's too light, I might feel like it'll break if it falls off the couch, let alone when I throw it at the TV.
Which is why the Xbox is the platform of choice if you're prone to do that. Both my controllers (one super-size original and one smaller S model) both get thrown regularly (and with mucho spite), and, well, you should see the other guys!
I know fuck all about optics, so is that possible? And if so, what kind of resolution would we get?
So...I guess to win you'll pretty much need an all-Republican team, then?
Okay, I can access everything, everyone else can access their own shit. Done.
It's like you read my mind. Freaky.
Yes, but in this context, the coders would be 'independent contractors',not employees, which would change what RAC could do to wayward coders.
Of course, any middleman company worth its salt would have legal recourse if any service provider of theirs actually went ahead and did this. Every employment contract I've ever seen stipulates that the employee cannot go work for a client without the express written permission of the employer.
Even your comment proves this point, as both client and employer are the same person.
While this "invasion of privacy" is a little unsettling, we're talking about 20 very high-profile people here, not John Q. public.
Also, everybody seems to be missing the other half of the story, namely how they targeted specifically this small group of people instead of wasting more money on a broader campaign. How much money did they save? How much more were they free to spend since they were targeting such a small group? How does the creativity angle work when you're targeting one guy instead of a large, poorly-defined wad?
The privacy angle here is a red herring. We should be talking about Advertising and marketing getting out of the 19th century.
Oh don't worry, I got plenty of hatred and intolerance left over for Muslims, Repubs, Dems, the Irish AND white people in general. When any of those fuckers show up and bitch about how tough it is to be them, they get both barrels too, don't you worry.
Why is it that Christianity gets singled out?
Good question. Maybe it's because they're meshed deep into the government apparatus of the most powerful country on the planet? As for me, I just find 'em to be snooty assholes. Can't say that about any of the Muslims I've met, and I've lived in Saudi for two years. At least to a Muslim, and infidel is still a living, human being. I mean, they'll feel bad for ya, but it's not their problem to solve. To most Christians, if you're not one of them, the best you can hope for is to be ignored, because if you're going to hell, you have nothing to offer. It's creepy watching Christians ignore somebody because they're not "saved".
Then do yourself a favour if you're such a moderate, sensible Christian - do something, or at least pretend to do something about the crazies who give you a bad name. Then we'll talk.
But that is security! Studies have shown that a system brought to a complete 100% standstill is impervious to malware and virus infection.
/. account! Hi Dick! How's that undislcosed location? Got any hookers and blow?
Shit, I didn't know Dick Cheney had a
Unless the guy that sent him the code made other copies first.
Same here.
g for google
gi for google images
gg for google groups
gm for google maps
w for wikipedia
y for yahoo
d for dictionary.com
i for imdb
amz for amazon
t for technoarati.com
The best thing about this system is you can get rid of the search box and reclaim some FF real estate
The little-known fact that he signed his name as "Chuck D."
Seems only fair, as he's often portrayed as Public Enemy Number One
I know, the disconnect is ridiculous:
"Damn kids, downloading all these music videos."
"We can hire a company to seed decoy files."
"I have a better idea, instead of wasting that file with garbage, we could always put some ads in it."
"Like what?"
"Hmmm, how about music videos of our artists!"
"Outstanding! Here, have another line of coke..."
And if they take the red pill?
How do you think we get goth kids?
A nice simple online guide reference would be nice if any one knows one.
/. allows a very limited subset of html in comments, so you don't have to learn too much to get around here.
I used this site a lot when I was first learning my html skillz. Be warned,
Oh, and welcome from a fellow Canadian!