ICANN is barely functional with a heavy government hand on oversight. Do you imagine that group of idiots is going to do ANYTHING but line their own pockets without that oversight. The Golden Age of Domain squatting is just about to begin. ICANN will be re-allocating domains based on donations to their pockets within 6 months of them being un-regulated. Any chance the average joe had of winning a dispute against a corporate entity is going out the window as we speak...
The group that is responsible for selecting DB's for the large scale customers Oracle is after is a relatively small select(*)(pun intended) group of people. I attend a national DB conference every year for going on 10 now and I see the same people. Word like this gets out and around. $10k seems like nothing but the fact of them getting fined gets to the people responsible for the product selection and HURTS A LOT more than a $10K fine. I assure you I will be harrassing the Oracle engineers and sales people about this and ensuring my boss, the one who signs the checks is WELL aware of the issue so he can squeeze oracle like the slightly rotten grape it really is....
If the time spent in school was spent on serious learning instead of touchie-feelie BS the amount of time we currently spend would be more than sufficient. This is more about the $$'s/day for each student and funding than it is about quality education.
They 'OWN' a network subsidized by public funds on land granted by public right of ways providing what has become a CRITICAL infrastructure, there should be no question of whether the government has the right to regulate, it should be MANDATED. How many businesses would be out of the water without the NET these days. Could a local government even function WITHOUT THE ONLINE ACCESS TO RESOURCES ? I happen to own the right of way behind the houses on my block that was used/granted to AT&T when they were the cable monopoly around here. AT&T has since relocated their wires underground and no longer uses the right of way, but several other companies WHO WERE NOT on the original agreement still do. Astound cable, after some convincing offered me free service, which I accepted, they are my net provider now, but I am demanding the removal of ALL other lines and equipment under the basis that they were never given legal authorization. AT&T decided that their usage meant they had a right to lease out that same space, which they did not have the right to do. My first court date was postponed by request of the defendants lawyers after they realized I was serious, had a lawyer, the deed the land in question, and the ORIGINAL copy of the agreement with AT&T. I am so glad my parents were organized and had good foresight.
The goal of 'smart' roads and 'smarter' cars is going to require MUCH more information than this, and is admirable. How the information is retained and re-used is another story entirely.
I am totally for use based taxes, the more you drive the more you should pay, but on the same level driving a more efficient car should net you a break.
says, "You have NO EXPECTATION of privacy on this property UNLESS you are a resident. All conversations are subject to audio and video recording while on the premises." I also routinely repeat back to any telephone sales callers that their calls are being recorded for humor purposes and are subject to distribution by any method I deem viable. You'd be suprised at how many sales people freak out and leave. It seems to work REALLY well with the LDS, they quail under such measures and generally refuse to even proselytize...
As a WoW player and a Sharks season ticket holder I feel like I should be insulted, but the your bottom line is right on the money. Do what makes you happy, and be glad we live someplace where we can. I feel the same about my GF's obsession with collecting dolls, but it keeps her HAPPY and BUSY so I will learn to love them myself.
PS MELT AWAY, and I hope you have a Fsck'n good time at it...:D
for my M$ optical mouse for a long time. I placed an inked 1/8th inch grid under the glass and it works like a champ. I got the idea from old sun/sgi servers with the donut style laser mouse and the mettalic grid mouse pad. I do have to say though dual lasers seems like an awesome upgrade. and would seem to allow diagonal tracking to a much finer degree...
Federal requirements regarding load capacity for land line networks is higher than that required of cell networks, significantly higher. So as the land lines fall away be aware that the cell phone network will fail under approx. a 50% total capacity, whereas a landline network was required to support 80%. So don't start screaming during the next disaster when the cell networks are down in the first 5 seconds, and the land lines which would have in the past still functioned begin to fail under the load....
Doing financial business in bits and bytes is ridiculously simple and easy, the cost is nearly nill, the banks are just robbing folks as usual. I worked for several years in a Global Funds Transfer department for a huge bank. GFT technology is OLD OLD OLD, think like telegraph/fax old, that is why it works to anywhere, in Mexico, or say Nigeria, or that little village in Tanzania. You just got screwed because the big banks OWN all the wires, and they have divided up the playing field so they seem to compete but don't really do so...
3 paragraphs into the article, loading the 4th page view I gave up. Can't say as I've seen a site try and jam more ads into one page than that place, a top banner, both sides, and a failing bottom banner as well. I will say this as a support tech, apple is good, I don't like the hardware personally but you work with what the paying customer has and wants, but I've never had issues with Dell either, maybe it is being a partner instead of a general public caller that makes the difference. My experience with Gateway however has never been good, they are ridiculous about parts and shipping.
Could we even perceive an improvement ? Have to wonder what the upper limit is, and what the bottleneck will be ? the receptor (eye) or processor (brain) or maybe the conductor (nerve system), and how long will it take to upgrade/circumvent...
developed code behind this so-called scientific detector ? Anyone want to bet it is as Fsck'd up as the breathalyzer code was determined to be. To top it off with the retention of molecules in the human system this will tell you if the person has done drugs but is very likely to be of little use detrmining the time frame. Just because I smoked last night or 3 weeks ago, does not mean I am under the influence currently, which is the boat we are now. Note : I am fully against driving under the influence of any substance, be it pot, crack, alcohol or cough medicine, but mark my words, this will become a huge money maker, and yet provide little or no actual detection of drivers under the influence.
"The Trading Standards Institute said that it could not comment on whether such letters were standard across the industry, but that it could understand that Apple would want to protect its reputation by trying to reach a confidential settlement."
WTF ?!?! Understand why Apple would try and protect its' reputation with a confidential settlement. Yeah God forbid Apple try and protect its' reputation by keeping its' customers happy or producing a SAFE DECENT product that did not EXPLODE, or failing that own up and treat the issue responsibly and show its' customers they actually care, or even try and FAKE it a wee bit. Sadly though the Apple seem to be rotting from the inside out, the skin still seems like teflon and the shit the kick up never seems to stick to them, nor does Apple seem to think as customers or potential customers, we can smell the stink arising.
that is the best response I've seen yet. What is good for the goose is good for the gander as well. Do they seriously expect a houshold to PAY for the electricity to run a camera ?!?! I can see the fuse blowing on these ALL the time.
about as appealing as the failed to appear Halo game movie. Both strike me a perfect examples of idiots in hollywood failing to even begin to grasp their audience, and yet willing to believe they know it, and throwing good money after bad...
Yeah I've been shooting at it for like 3 years now and still haven't hit it, so I guess I will just keep on missing it. Seriously I've never even installed it on a system, and have ripped it out of like 30. I really doubt it will be missed anymore than say polio, or whooping cough.
Why YES, we are seeking to milk our players for every dime we can, and YES this will cause balance issues but we've found thru studies that 1 player who will PAY $$$ for side objects is worth 3 players who won't ?? Of course they are going to downplay any balance or game mechanics issues, they ARE trying to make a profit here. That said I hope they can strike a nice balance, and that it beneifts the game and ALL the players as a whole, but I'm most certainly not going to hold my breath on the belief that this is anything but a grab for some more czash but hugely greedy publishers and venal corps.
I am a long time WoW player and a RPG nut and this doesn't interest me in the slightest. Not really sure why but as much as I like playing WoW, the so-called storyline is sadly lacking, and where it is thick enough to actually involve yourself it is uniformly bad. That said, when I get done posting here and checking my email, I'm gonna login and check my AH toon, and run some daily quests.
Actually the hotmail account is so I can make a totally public email available. I've had the account since inception of hotmail and you'd be suprised how many old friends have found me via that email address. What I did notice was a sudden influx of WoW related phishing emails following listing my character here briefly.
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ICANN is barely functional with a heavy government hand on oversight. Do you imagine that group of idiots is going to do ANYTHING but line their own pockets without that oversight. The Golden Age of Domain squatting is just about to begin. ICANN will be re-allocating domains based on donations to their pockets within 6 months of them being un-regulated. Any chance the average joe had of winning a dispute against a corporate entity is going out the window as we speak...
The group that is responsible for selecting DB's for the large scale customers Oracle is after is a relatively small select(*)(pun intended) group of people. I attend a national DB conference every year for going on 10 now and I see the same people. Word like this gets out and around. $10k seems like nothing but the fact of them getting fined gets to the people responsible for the product selection and HURTS A LOT more than a $10K fine. I assure you I will be harrassing the Oracle engineers and sales people about this and ensuring my boss, the one who signs the checks is WELL aware of the issue so he can squeeze oracle like the slightly rotten grape it really is....
If the time spent in school was spent on serious learning instead of touchie-feelie BS the amount of time we currently spend would be more than sufficient. This is more about the $$'s/day for each student and funding than it is about quality education.
They 'OWN' a network subsidized by public funds on land granted by public right of ways providing what has become a CRITICAL infrastructure, there should be no question of whether the government has the right to regulate, it should be MANDATED. How many businesses would be out of the water without the NET these days. Could a local government even function WITHOUT THE ONLINE ACCESS TO RESOURCES ?
I happen to own the right of way behind the houses on my block that was used/granted to AT&T when they were the cable monopoly around here. AT&T has since relocated their wires underground and no longer uses the right of way, but several other companies WHO WERE NOT on the original agreement still do. Astound cable, after some convincing offered me free service, which I accepted, they are my net provider now, but I am demanding the removal of ALL other lines and equipment under the basis that they were never given legal authorization. AT&T decided that their usage meant they had a right to lease out that same space, which they did not have the right to do. My first court date was postponed by request of the defendants lawyers after they realized I was serious, had a lawyer, the deed the land in question, and the ORIGINAL copy of the agreement with AT&T. I am so glad my parents were organized and had good foresight.
Okay that was good :) Snorted Coke out my damn nose. No mod points for ya today though sorry.
The goal of 'smart' roads and 'smarter' cars is going to require MUCH more information than this, and is admirable. How the information is retained and re-used is another story entirely.
I am totally for use based taxes, the more you drive the more you should pay, but on the same level driving a more efficient car should net you a break.
donate the amount to charity in your name and drop EA a note to say thank-you :)
says, "You have NO EXPECTATION of privacy on this property UNLESS you are a resident. All conversations are subject to audio and video recording while on the premises." I also routinely repeat back to any telephone sales callers that their calls are being recorded for humor purposes and are subject to distribution by any method I deem viable. You'd be suprised at how many sales people freak out and leave. It seems to work REALLY well with the LDS, they quail under such measures and generally refuse to even proselytize...
As a WoW player and a Sharks season ticket holder I feel like I should be insulted, but the your bottom line is right on the money. Do what makes you happy, and be glad we live someplace where we can. I feel the same about my GF's obsession with collecting dolls, but it keeps her HAPPY and BUSY so I will learn to love them myself.
PS MELT AWAY, and I hope you have a Fsck'n good time at it... :D
for my M$ optical mouse for a long time. I placed an inked 1/8th inch grid under the glass and it works like a champ. I got the idea from old sun/sgi servers with the donut style laser mouse and the mettalic grid mouse pad. I do have to say though dual lasers seems like an awesome upgrade. and would seem to allow diagonal tracking to a much finer degree...
open up that host file and loopback the offending addresses.
Federal requirements regarding load capacity for land line networks is higher than that required of cell networks, significantly higher. So as the land lines fall away be aware that the cell phone network will fail under approx. a 50% total capacity, whereas a landline network was required to support 80%. So don't start screaming during the next disaster when the cell networks are down in the first 5 seconds, and the land lines which would have in the past still functioned begin to fail under the load....
Who ya gonna call...NOONE
Do you have your Redeker Plan ?
Doing financial business in bits and bytes is ridiculously simple and easy, the cost is nearly nill, the banks are just robbing folks as usual. I worked for several years in a Global Funds Transfer department for a huge bank. GFT technology is OLD OLD OLD, think like telegraph/fax old, that is why it works to anywhere, in Mexico, or say Nigeria, or that little village in Tanzania. You just got screwed because the big banks OWN all the wires, and they have divided up the playing field so they seem to compete but don't really do so...
3 paragraphs into the article, loading the 4th page view I gave up. Can't say as I've seen a site try and jam more ads into one page than that place, a top banner, both sides, and a failing bottom banner as well. I will say this as a support tech, apple is good, I don't like the hardware personally but you work with what the paying customer has and wants, but I've never had issues with Dell either, maybe it is being a partner instead of a general public caller that makes the difference. My experience with Gateway however has never been good, they are ridiculous about parts and shipping.
Could we even perceive an improvement ? Have to wonder what the upper limit is, and what the bottleneck will be ? the receptor (eye) or processor (brain) or maybe the conductor (nerve system), and how long will it take to upgrade/circumvent...
developed code behind this so-called scientific detector ? Anyone want to bet it is as Fsck'd up as the breathalyzer code was determined to be. To top it off with the retention of molecules in the human system this will tell you if the person has done drugs but is very likely to be of little use detrmining the time frame. Just because I smoked last night or 3 weeks ago, does not mean I am under the influence currently, which is the boat we are now.
Note : I am fully against driving under the influence of any substance, be it pot, crack, alcohol or cough medicine, but mark my words, this will become a huge money maker, and yet provide little or no actual detection of drivers under the influence.
is probably chuckling about this....
"The Trading Standards Institute said that it could not comment on whether such letters were standard across the industry, but that it could understand that Apple would want to protect its reputation by trying to reach a confidential settlement."
WTF ?!?! Understand why Apple would try and protect its' reputation with a confidential settlement. Yeah God forbid Apple try and protect its' reputation by keeping its' customers happy or producing a SAFE DECENT product that did not EXPLODE, or failing that own up and treat the issue responsibly and show its' customers they actually care, or even try and FAKE it a wee bit. Sadly though the Apple seem to be rotting from the inside out, the skin still seems like teflon and the shit the kick up never seems to stick to them, nor does Apple seem to think as customers or potential customers, we can smell the stink arising.
that is the best response I've seen yet. What is good for the goose is good for the gander as well. Do they seriously expect a houshold to PAY for the electricity to run a camera ?!?! I can see the fuse blowing on these ALL the time.
about as appealing as the failed to appear Halo game movie. Both strike me a perfect examples of idiots in hollywood failing to even begin to grasp their audience, and yet willing to believe they know it, and throwing good money after bad...
Yeah I've been shooting at it for like 3 years now and still haven't hit it, so I guess I will just keep on missing it. Seriously I've never even installed it on a system, and have ripped it out of like 30. I really doubt it will be missed anymore than say polio, or whooping cough.
Why YES, we are seeking to milk our players for every dime we can, and YES this will cause balance issues but we've found thru studies that 1 player who will PAY $$$ for side objects is worth 3 players who won't ?? Of course they are going to downplay any balance or game mechanics issues, they ARE trying to make a profit here. That said I hope they can strike a nice balance, and that it beneifts the game and ALL the players as a whole, but I'm most certainly not going to hold my breath on the belief that this is anything but a grab for some more czash but hugely greedy publishers and venal corps.
I am a long time WoW player and a RPG nut and this doesn't interest me in the slightest. Not really sure why but as much as I like playing WoW, the so-called storyline is sadly lacking, and where it is thick enough to actually involve yourself it is uniformly bad. That said, when I get done posting here and checking my email, I'm gonna login and check my AH toon, and run some daily quests.
Actually the hotmail account is so I can make a totally public email available. I've had the account since inception of hotmail and you'd be suprised how many old friends have found me via that email address. What I did notice was a sudden influx of WoW related phishing emails following listing my character here briefly.