This is Mexico. Sony won't have to weasel out of anything. All they'll do is drop a modest bribe on Mexican officials and the case will disappear. No worries at all for Sony.
Asking a Comcast rep about committed information rate would get you a very confused response, as that phrase is not on their cue cards so they don't know it. But they would however be happy to sell you a bundled package for only $60 a month and hope you don't realize it goes up to $150 after the first 3 months.
Since you obviously have not heard, there is a global economic depression going on at the moment. It makes new jobs slow to come by. Consider yourself lucky that you don't have first hand knowledge of this.
I for one am glad that this law addresses the actual problem as opposed to your hair-brained unenforceable idea that would never work. Who cares if someone is using a phone that is not interfering with their driving in any way? And how the hell are you going to enforce that law? How will a cop spot someone talking with a handsfree device?
If someone's distracted driving is causing a problem, they can be cited for it. These laws have been on the books in every state for a long time, amazingly enough. Seemingly, even many cops are not aware of this as they sometimes act like their hands are tied when dealing with an obviously distracted driver.
For once a state legislature got something right and provided serious penalties for people doing something truly dangerous as opposed to the nanny state laws we must endure all too often (cell phone bans, gun bans, etc).
This makes a lot of sense, as Chicago has a huge Italian immigrant population. No wonder this city has always had an unlimited tolerance for corruption.
Incidentally, have you ever noticed the most expensive software typically contains the most bugs? Of course the most expensive software is often the most complex, but the software industry is one where the saying about "you get what you pay for" most definitely does not apply.
Death panels were a creation of Sarah Palin's imagination. In other words, there's no truth to it whatsoever. And to think this woman actually believes she has a shot at becoming president some day. And based on the voting track record of the American public, I'm afraid she might not be wrong in thinking that.
Before I saw the name of the software, I assumed it was a PeopleSoft implementation. It is almost exactly what happened at Indiana University when they made the incredibly bad decision to use the PeopleSoft disaster to schedule their classes.
Scumbags who use robocalls don't care about laws or reputations. Most of the products they peddle are outright scams or at the very least a bad deal for customers.
The perpetrators will set up shop offshore and evade detection. This law, just like CAN-SPAM, will make no difference at all.
Remember, "Big Business" wants cap and trade climate legislation. Think of how much money can be made on carbon credit trading. Not to mention, only big companies will be able to manufacture anything as all smaller competitors will be forced out of business since they can't afford to buy pollution credits.
No longer just for ecofreaks, the global corporate and government elite want cap and trade to happen. It will be the next great financial bubble.
This is exactly what the "if you have nothing to hide" crowd repeatedly fails to understand. Laws or procedures giving lots of power to a small group of officials with little accountability will inevitably be abused.
Has there ever been a Peoplesoft implementation that wasn't a very expensive fuckup? I've certainly never heard of one. The only thing that amazes me about this pathetic excuse for software is that the scam lasted as long as it did before Oracle mercifully put them out of their misery.
Why? You can install any browser you want. You'll never have to touch IE again if you don't want. For some reason, a bunch of whiny Euro-fags can't understand this and are demanding the government fix something they are more than capable of fixing on their own. Then again, that's pretty much been the European way forever.
This is pretty much what happens whenever a big software company buys a small one. All original staff are laid off, support fees are tripled, and development is handed over to an understaffed and underqualified "team". Management makes a bunch of promises for new features in the next product release, and it ends up being a huge stinking pile of crap. The large company continues to rake in ever-larger amounts of cash due to inertia.
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This is Mexico. Sony won't have to weasel out of anything. All they'll do is drop a modest bribe on Mexican officials and the case will disappear. No worries at all for Sony.
Asking a Comcast rep about committed information rate would get you a very confused response, as that phrase is not on their cue cards so they don't know it. But they would however be happy to sell you a bundled package for only $60 a month and hope you don't realize it goes up to $150 after the first 3 months.
Since you obviously have not heard, there is a global economic depression going on at the moment. It makes new jobs slow to come by. Consider yourself lucky that you don't have first hand knowledge of this.
I for one am glad that this law addresses the actual problem as opposed to your hair-brained unenforceable idea that would never work. Who cares if someone is using a phone that is not interfering with their driving in any way? And how the hell are you going to enforce that law? How will a cop spot someone talking with a handsfree device?
If someone's distracted driving is causing a problem, they can be cited for it. These laws have been on the books in every state for a long time, amazingly enough. Seemingly, even many cops are not aware of this as they sometimes act like their hands are tied when dealing with an obviously distracted driver.
For once a state legislature got something right and provided serious penalties for people doing something truly dangerous as opposed to the nanny state laws we must endure all too often (cell phone bans, gun bans, etc).
This makes a lot of sense, as Chicago has a huge Italian immigrant population. No wonder this city has always had an unlimited tolerance for corruption.
Incidentally, have you ever noticed the most expensive software typically contains the most bugs? Of course the most expensive software is often the most complex, but the software industry is one where the saying about "you get what you pay for" most definitely does not apply.
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Death panels were a creation of Sarah Palin's imagination. In other words, there's no truth to it whatsoever. And to think this woman actually believes she has a shot at becoming president some day. And based on the voting track record of the American public, I'm afraid she might not be wrong in thinking that.
Before I saw the name of the software, I assumed it was a PeopleSoft implementation. It is almost exactly what happened at Indiana University when they made the incredibly bad decision to use the PeopleSoft disaster to schedule their classes.
Yet nobody objects to government money going to religious schools when a soldier uses the GI Bill to attend a Catholic University.
Scumbags who use robocalls don't care about laws or reputations. Most of the products they peddle are outright scams or at the very least a bad deal for customers.
The perpetrators will set up shop offshore and evade detection. This law, just like CAN-SPAM, will make no difference at all.
Remember, "Big Business" wants cap and trade climate legislation. Think of how much money can be made on carbon credit trading. Not to mention, only big companies will be able to manufacture anything as all smaller competitors will be forced out of business since they can't afford to buy pollution credits.
No longer just for ecofreaks, the global corporate and government elite want cap and trade to happen. It will be the next great financial bubble.
This was sort of funny the first 47 times we saw it posted here. Now its just old and irritating. Like hearing a knock-knock joke over and over.
This guy is not quite right in the head.
People from his part of the world aren't exactly known for their honesty and ethics.
Not to mention, its impossible to write software in the U.S. without getting sued by some patent troll.
This is exactly what the "if you have nothing to hide" crowd repeatedly fails to understand. Laws or procedures giving lots of power to a small group of officials with little accountability will inevitably be abused.
It's a lot easier to keep having illegitimate children when the government subsidizes it.
Incidentally, how the hell did this article end up on Slashdot?
Right. And O.J. is innocent too.
Has there ever been a Peoplesoft implementation that wasn't a very expensive fuckup? I've certainly never heard of one. The only thing that amazes me about this pathetic excuse for software is that the scam lasted as long as it did before Oracle mercifully put them out of their misery.
Why? You can install any browser you want. You'll never have to touch IE again if you don't want. For some reason, a bunch of whiny Euro-fags can't understand this and are demanding the government fix something they are more than capable of fixing on their own. Then again, that's pretty much been the European way forever.
Barney Frank has introduced a bill to legalize and regulate online poker.
Bawney Fwank's idea of online poker does not involve cards.
This is pretty much what happens whenever a big software company buys a small one. All original staff are laid off, support fees are tripled, and development is handed over to an understaffed and underqualified "team". Management makes a bunch of promises for new features in the next product release, and it ends up being a huge stinking pile of crap. The large company continues to rake in ever-larger amounts of cash due to inertia.
Beating Yahoo at search wouldn't be difficult. It would be about like beating Best Buy at customer service.
So have a trusted friend or significant other sign up for service on your behalf. AT&T will not be the wiser.