And heaven forbid they link-up such tracking with our credit cards.
I think that this is inevitable. They already harvest huge amounts of data from their loyalty card schemes. With RFID tags they won't even have to pretend that they are doing it for your benefit.
If this were just some random bloke who registered the domain without having any connection to it, then I would be more sympathetic to a claim of bad faith. The domain actually contains this guy's name, so I think that he should stand his ground.
Hopefully who ever rules on the case will send Microsoft back under their rock with tail between legs.
If I read correctly, Microsoft first raised the issue of buying the domain. Mike felt that the amount that they offered did not reflect the true value, so suggested a price he felt was more appropriate.
Given their past track record, Microsoft are hardly in a position to cry foul when someone uses the situation to their advantage.
\Sub*ject"\, n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See Subject, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else.
2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United States.
Was never subject longed to be a king, As I do long and wish to be a subject. --Shak.
The subject must obey his prince, because God commands it, human laws require it. --Swift.
Note: In international law, the term subject is convertible with citizen.
3. That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection.
Why is it necessary to ban private health care? Surely you are just increasing the burden on the state funded system by doing so. I would have thought that allowing (even encouraging?) those who have the means to pay for there own health care to do so would be a good thing.
I would assume that a large majority of smokers do not smoke imported tobacco. The government collects nearly four times in tax on tobacco products as the NHS spends on treating tobacco related illness.
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And heaven forbid they link-up such tracking with our credit cards.
I think that this is inevitable. They already harvest huge amounts of data from their loyalty card schemes. With RFID tags they won't even have to pretend that they are doing it for your benefit.
You could put the ad servers in /etc/hosts so that they resolve to localhost.
Same for stuff like goatse and tubgirl.
If this were just some random bloke who registered the domain without having any connection to it, then I would be more sympathetic to a claim of bad faith. The domain actually contains this guy's name, so I think that he should stand his ground.
Hopefully who ever rules on the case will send Microsoft back under their rock with tail between legs.
If I read correctly, Microsoft first raised the issue of buying the domain. Mike felt that the amount that they offered did not reflect the true value, so suggested a price he felt was more appropriate.
Given their past track record, Microsoft are hardly in a position to cry foul when someone uses the situation to their advantage.
Damn. Meant to say pretty good, though some might consider it pretty!
Note to self: Use preview button!
I don't know if this has been linked to before, but it's a pretty overview of the mission.
Actually, we are both.
From dictionary.com:
subject
\Sub*ject"\, n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See Subject, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else.
2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United States.
Was never subject longed to be a king, As I do long and wish to be a subject. --Shak.
The subject must obey his prince, because God commands it, human laws require it. --Swift.
Note: In international law, the term subject is convertible with citizen.
3. That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection.
I believe that they do this already between the toll gates on the autoroutes in France. I don't think it is automatic though.
Why is it necessary to ban private health care? Surely you are just increasing the burden on the state funded system by doing so. I would have thought that allowing (even encouraging?) those who have the means to pay for there own health care to do so would be a good thing.
I would assume that a large majority of smokers do not smoke imported tobacco. The government collects nearly four times in tax on tobacco products as the NHS spends on treating tobacco related illness.
A windex is an instrument to show the wind direction on a sailing boat. If microsoft made them, the wind would change, and your boat would sink!