Clik! is the stupidest name they possibly could come up with. They knew about the Click-of-Death in Zips already when they named this. What were they thinking????
I remember when the first Space Shuttle blew up. I was totally devestated for a long time. The second one was different. Although I was sad about it, I dealt with it much better. The difference was I had come to realize that we do it because it is hard, not because it is easy.
Hard things fail sometimes. We have to realize that. But being a hard thing is what makes it so fantastic when it succeeds, as eventually it will in the future, perhaps on a different mission.
you can now pick up a four-way gamepad hub, with four gamepads, for under $15.
Pick one up where? I just spent a half an hour googling and couldn't find a one. I also checked shopping.yahoo.com, shopping.com, froogle.com, amazon.com, outpost.com and several others. Looks like this product was dead a long time ago.
What pisses me off the most is that slashdot could allow itself to be used in a cheap transparent exploit to boost someone's stock. Isn't this the same slashdot that's so outraged at the RIAA, SCO and M$ and so enamored with the open source movement?
Nobody says, "Gee, I'd like to see if anybody is performing Richard III in the area"
Did it ever occur to you to maybe put an ad in a newspaper? I don't know where you live, but everywhere has a local paper. If I want to go to a theater, I'll crack open the local paper and see what's out there. You should also definitely have a sign out front of your establishment with a phone number and info on upcoming performances.
Just to get this straight, theater ads go in the newspaper. Soft drink ads go on TV. Computer ads go on web sites. And if you're trying to get rid of that Nautilus that's collecting dust, put it in the want-ads, just don't try telemarketing it.
1. National Security
2. Internal Agency Rules
3. Governed By Other Statutes
4. Business Information
5. Internal Government Memos
6. Private Matters
7. Law Enforcement Investigations
8. Regulation Of Financial Institutions
9. Oil Wells
Nowhere does it state 'items embarrassing to the government.' This is a federal violation on the part of the DOJ. Maybe we can get Ashcroft to investigate himself.
I wish I knew about this kind of shit from the Clinton administration.
Did this kind of stuff happen under Clinton? Probably. Undoubtedly, much of it occurs by non-political appointees, who are life-long government workers. Of course that doesn't make it right.
What is important about this situation is that the Bush administration, probably including Ashcroft himself, prefer to cover it up rather than admit it and try to do something about it. Let's not forget they were forced to do the study in the first place. They always think politics over policy every time.
The point of this--which seems to escape most commenters--is that this is being used as a tactic to "out" Atrios.
This is exactly right. The abusive thing about this case is that Atrios loses his anonymity regardless of the merits of the case and despite the fact that bloggers are immune to libel suits. Punishment comes without conviction.
Upton even says in his letter, "Determining your identity for the purpose of making service of process can be easily accomplished through a subpoena to Blogspot.com."
Furthermore, Upton first pointed out this tactic to Luskin in this article about cleaning up message boards, where he says, "Message board posters may be unaware of the risk that they take when they post a message about a company, and that the qualified anonymity they enjoy may lull them into a false sense of security."
even with my eyepatch on, I can see that the RIAA members are fighting for their economic survival.
What they are fighting for is not their economic survival, but to maintain the economic state they have grown accustomed to. They could survive perfectly well for the foreseeable future if CDs were reasonably priced, but that would mean far fewer fat cats at the top and fewer cushy perks.
What they currently have is a monopoly. If I want They Might Be Giants music and don't like the price, there is no competition I can legally get it from at any price.
Someone beats up on my friend's p2p system, sues them, takes it over, and they expect me to now buy music from them? There is NO WAY I'll be buying ANYTHING from this new Napster if it feeds RIAA a single penny.
You're in luck. The RIAA has just announced its amnesty program, whereby you send them a signed affidavit stating that you put auto-run back on and promise to never again disable it. They in turn promise to not sue you in the near (but not intermediate or distant) future.
What I want to see is a P4 and a G5 dropped from a ten story building and see which survives better. I think the G5 will, with its Aluminum body and all. Or shoot them from a cannon and see which travels farthest. The PC might win that one since it is smaller.
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Clik! is the stupidest name they possibly could come up with. They knew about the Click-of-Death in Zips already when they named this. What were they thinking????
So I suppose the release of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac in 1997 was due to some bug in the OS?
Yes, I know it was the twentieth anniversary of Apple, the company, but isn't the name a little ambiguous?
I remember when the first Space Shuttle blew up. I was totally devestated for a long time. The second one was different. Although I was sad about it, I dealt with it much better. The difference was I had come to realize that we do it because it is hard, not because it is easy.
Hard things fail sometimes. We have to realize that. But being a hard thing is what makes it so fantastic when it succeeds, as eventually it will in the future, perhaps on a different mission.
Just look at all those wires going through that window.
Have any pictures from after the fire?
you can now pick up a four-way gamepad hub, with four gamepads, for under $15.
Pick one up where? I just spent a half an hour googling and couldn't find a one. I also checked shopping.yahoo.com, shopping.com, froogle.com, amazon.com, outpost.com and several others. Looks like this product was dead a long time ago.
Step 3: Profit
Steve Jobs: There is no step three!
What pisses me off the most is that slashdot could allow itself to be used in a cheap transparent exploit to boost someone's stock. Isn't this the same slashdot that's so outraged at the RIAA, SCO and M$ and so enamored with the open source movement?
You don't need their phone number. From www.donotcall.gov:
To file a complaint, we need the date you got the call, and either the name or telephone number of the company that called you.
Nobody says, "Gee, I'd like to see if anybody is performing Richard III in the area"
Did it ever occur to you to maybe put an ad in a newspaper? I don't know where you live, but everywhere has a local paper. If I want to go to a theater, I'll crack open the local paper and see what's out there. You should also definitely have a sign out front of your establishment with a phone number and info on upcoming performances.
Just to get this straight, theater ads go in the newspaper. Soft drink ads go on TV. Computer ads go on web sites. And if you're trying to get rid of that Nautilus that's collecting dust, put it in the want-ads, just don't try telemarketing it.
From the ACLU Freedom Network. The following are exempt from FOIA requests.
1. National Security
2. Internal Agency Rules
3. Governed By Other Statutes
4. Business Information
5. Internal Government Memos
6. Private Matters
7. Law Enforcement Investigations
8. Regulation Of Financial Institutions
9. Oil Wells
Nowhere does it state 'items embarrassing to the government.' This is a federal violation on the part of the DOJ. Maybe we can get Ashcroft to investigate himself.
I wish I knew about this kind of shit from the Clinton administration.
Did this kind of stuff happen under Clinton? Probably. Undoubtedly, much of it occurs by non-political appointees, who are life-long government workers. Of course that doesn't make it right.
What is important about this situation is that the Bush administration, probably including Ashcroft himself, prefer to cover it up rather than admit it and try to do something about it. Let's not forget they were forced to do the study in the first place. They always think politics over policy every time.
The point of this--which seems to escape most commenters--is that this is being used as a tactic to "out" Atrios.
This is exactly right. The abusive thing about this case is that Atrios loses his anonymity regardless of the merits of the case and despite the fact that bloggers are immune to libel suits. Punishment comes without conviction.
Upton even says in his letter, "Determining your identity for the purpose of making service of process can be easily accomplished through a subpoena to Blogspot.com."
Furthermore, Upton first pointed out this tactic to Luskin in this article about cleaning up message boards, where he says, "Message board posters may be unaware of the risk that they take when they post a message about a company, and that the qualified anonymity they enjoy may lull them into a false sense of security."
Rediculous is used so much here I thought it was some inside joke thing.
even with my eyepatch on, I can see that the RIAA members are fighting for their economic survival.
What they are fighting for is not their economic survival, but to maintain the economic state they have grown accustomed to. They could survive perfectly well for the foreseeable future if CDs were reasonably priced, but that would mean far fewer fat cats at the top and fewer cushy perks.
What they currently have is a monopoly. If I want They Might Be Giants music and don't like the price, there is no competition I can legally get it from at any price.
Obviously, on a billion floppy disks.
Someone beats up on my friend's p2p system, sues them, takes it over, and they expect me to now buy music from them? There is NO WAY I'll be buying ANYTHING from this new Napster if it feeds RIAA a single penny.
I have auto-run turned off.
You're in luck. The RIAA has just announced its amnesty program, whereby you send them a signed affidavit stating that you put auto-run back on and promise to never again disable it. They in turn promise to not sue you in the near (but not intermediate or distant) future.
What I want to see is a P4 and a G5 dropped from a ten story building and see which survives better. I think the G5 will, with its Aluminum body and all. Or shoot them from a cannon and see which travels farthest. The PC might win that one since it is smaller.