They aren't going to switch their network to VoIP and not have backup power...
AT&T maintains 99.999999999% (yes, that's nine nines!) uptime on their POTS network (localized problems like poles being run down by trucks are something else; I'm speaking of their equipment). They are not stupid.
It's perfectly possible to be unbiased and paid for your work. I don't see why they need a new policy to deal with this - their regular NPOV policies are fine.
I think they'd be more worried about somebody cutting all of their fiber at once and knocking an office off the network when something critical was happening.
The NSA probably encrypts all their traffic over-the-wire.
I don't think they bough Sun for MySQL. If I had to guess, they don't even _care_ they got MySQL with it. They have dinky versions of Oracle for developers and stuff anyway.
So how does the game know nobody else is playing with that globally unique identifier?
This doesn't sound new or exciting to me...all it sounds like is Valve will handle license key generation/online authentication for third parties selling on Steam.
In 1978, Apple Corps, the Beatles-founded holding company and owner of their record label, Apple Records, filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer for trademark infringement. The suit was settled in 1981 with an undisclosed amount being paid to Apple Corps.
There's a difference between "free" and "free if you give us billing information but trust us we won't dick you". I thought we all learned that in the heyday of AOL free trials?
No, what you describe is fine. It costs money to have a physical box produced and put on shelves. The first month is typically free when you buy the box.
What I get pissed off by is how they charge you to 'enable' multiple expansion packs for your account. Take, for example, WoW. If you wanted to play that, you would need to get WoW classic (~$20), the Burning Crusade (~$20, you won't use this much after you level 60 - 70), and Wrath of the Lich King (the new 'endgame' where most people will be spending their time when it launches in two weeks).
Seriously? Haven't you recouped your development costs on the first expansion yet? You're raising the barrier of entry by A LOT if you take your game from $40 upfront to $60 upfront ON TOP OF the $15/m.
...and what exactly is wrong with Google Apps not being intended for home users? It has everything you want (big, reliable email with IMAP) and more. You just don't have to use the other 90% of the features. So?
Why doest Pandora just strike up with indie studios and go mono e mono with musicians for play rights?
And if Congress is forcing internet radio companies to pay to some RIAA-hole, countersue them under RICO.
I don't believe it works like that. If you run a commercial non-interactive radio station, you pay royalties to an organization like SoundExchange*. It doesn't seem to matter if you're playing music created/produced by someone who is not a member of SoundExchange - you still have to pay them - so going indie doesn't help.
* Side note - I think the law that this works under can support several SoundExchange-like organizations, but at present time they are the only group recognized under the law to collect these royalties.
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They aren't going to switch their network to VoIP and not have backup power...
AT&T maintains 99.999999999% (yes, that's nine nines!) uptime on their POTS network (localized problems like poles being run down by trucks are something else; I'm speaking of their equipment). They are not stupid.
What if I'm hunting deer that happen to have body armour on?
How many people would support paying history gradschool students to work on WikiProject: Russian History?
It's perfectly possible to be unbiased and paid for your work. I don't see why they need a new policy to deal with this - their regular NPOV policies are fine.
Depending on when your house was built, you may not be _allowed_ to rip the wires out, anyway. They might belong to Ma Bell.
I think they'd be more worried about somebody cutting all of their fiber at once and knocking an office off the network when something critical was happening.
The NSA probably encrypts all their traffic over-the-wire.
...do you actually understand what job somebody given the position 'judge' does?
Caller ID is trivial to spoof. Your solution does not work.
That's a neat trick. I also believe it's possible to do in several states...
It's horribly inefficient BSD crap. Get your Drepper quotes right!
I don't think they bough Sun for MySQL. If I had to guess, they don't even _care_ they got MySQL with it. They have dinky versions of Oracle for developers and stuff anyway.
Email and calendaring are hard when you get down to the nitty-gritty.
Good job, you voted for someone who wasn't running for president.
So how does the game know nobody else is playing with that globally unique identifier?
This doesn't sound new or exciting to me...all it sounds like is Valve will handle license key generation/online authentication for third parties selling on Steam.
1.5mbps is not terribly attractive.
...uh...did you read the blurb?
It's not about fixing anything. It's about being childish and spiteful.
And goddamn, it's funny.
You and what army are going to hold them accountable when they destroy the planet?
Yeah. Exactly.
There's a difference between "free" and "free if you give us billing information but trust us we won't dick you". I thought we all learned that in the heyday of AOL free trials?
Anything that interferes with somebody's ability to dial 911 on a phone will be shot to pieces by the FCC.
The product is dead in the water.
No, what you describe is fine. It costs money to have a physical box produced and put on shelves. The first month is typically free when you buy the box.
What I get pissed off by is how they charge you to 'enable' multiple expansion packs for your account. Take, for example, WoW. If you wanted to play that, you would need to get WoW classic (~$20), the Burning Crusade (~$20, you won't use this much after you level 60 - 70), and Wrath of the Lich King (the new 'endgame' where most people will be spending their time when it launches in two weeks).
Seriously? Haven't you recouped your development costs on the first expansion yet? You're raising the barrier of entry by A LOT if you take your game from $40 upfront to $60 upfront ON TOP OF the $15/m.
...and what exactly is wrong with Google Apps not being intended for home users? It has everything you want (big, reliable email with IMAP) and more. You just don't have to use the other 90% of the features. So?
Trademark applications don't support regular expression matching.
No, it's not just to keep his name in the press. Ballot access is a huge issue for 3rd party candidates. He's trying to make a point.
I don't believe it works like that. If you run a commercial non-interactive radio station, you pay royalties to an organization like SoundExchange*. It doesn't seem to matter if you're playing music created/produced by someone who is not a member of SoundExchange - you still have to pay them - so going indie doesn't help.
* Side note - I think the law that this works under can support several SoundExchange-like organizations, but at present time they are the only group recognized under the law to collect these royalties.
Or access to the machine where the information in the zip file is used?
Memory ain't encrypted.