>Fox does not look for viewer loyalty and clearly does not see this as important to their bottom line. They, instead, seem to be focused on short-term gains and returns.
>Well that just make's his claim that much more dubious. Assuming the people in question were already able to buy a TV, and most of a converter box, I don't see why they can't just bite the bullet and pay for the remaining tiny fraction of the conveter box.
Because after paying for a 60 inch plasma, most of the cost of the converter box, and the months electric; they're broke!
"No, I get to pay more every time I buy products using the patented technology. When I paid the taxes to fund NASA, it was most certainly NOT with the intention or stated purpose that they would develop things to sell to me."
And when I paid my taxes it was NOT with the intention that:
* It would be used for no-bid contracts for a war. * That it would be used to bail Chevy and Ford out of bankruptcy, when it is their lack of innovation that got them there. * That it would be used to take over Fannie and Freddie (with the CEO's of these two organizations getting 2.5 million dollar severance checks.)
Unfortunately this is politics. You pay your taxes, and in order to select what they are used for you vote for a politician. That politician then decides your funding.
The misuse and abuse of our tax money is the mis-coordination of the correct political candidate. Better luck next election I guess?
When interviewed by the prosecution, DO NOT ADMIT to your father being a lawyer.
What they don't know won't hurt them. I always act like I'm an idiot in the jury selection process, then the prosecution is surprised when I start growing a brain during the trial.
"And I can't count the number of times I've seen rules that would leave them wide-open were it not for their NAT to a private address space. In all cases this was accidental, as it left some number of internal hosts exposed. However, it had slipped through because of old rules or some typo."
So poor sysadmins would not be able to hold a job and it would allow more room for those of us who know what we're doing to work in the job market? It looks like it's only a win-win to me. Companies wouldn't risk hiring some guy for 12k a year to manage their firewall. They'd want someone who is at least qualified.
"If some 'kind' family member had donated such a machine to one of our kids it would be removed immediately until I could prepare it myself and ensure it was safe."
You're acting as if your kind family member is probably a pedophile who has programmed the startup wallpaper to be a picture of his penis. I'm happy I'm not a friend of yours. You're a tad paranoid.
"Yes, but does that mean she'll be smart enough to choose not to go meet that really cool girl that's friends with her online?"
When I was around 15-16 I met strangers off the internet. I never got raped, or taken advantage of. What's with all the paranoia against strangers? The world is dangerous but I'd hope your kid has enough judgement of character to judge people. The better they can take responsibility as kids, the better they can do it as adults.
The main stream media blows strangers up into big bad things, and label just about everyone as a rapist, or potential killer. Lay off the news.
"You mean besides by shoving it down manufacturers' and customers' throats and making them pay for it? Well, by shoving it down their throat and making them pay for it, really. No matter how crappy their next OS is going to be people are going to buy it because they don't really have a choice. And when I say people I also mean manufacturers, we don't have a choice because they don't have a choice in the first place."
What do you mean people don't have a choice? Why don't they? Why don't manufacturers have a choice?
Someone will put a bullet to your head and shoot you if you don't ship PC's with Windows? If you go to Fry's and buy a system with Vista, you'll get shot in the head?
Since most people think this, no wonder they keep buying -- and no wonder Microsoft is #1.
Are you saying it is impossible to use Mac OS X or Linux or FreeBSD or any other type of operating system as a workstation?
There are competing products out there. It's just everyone thinks Windows is the best, although they complain about it constantly. If it's the best, use it and be happy. If it's a piece of shit - use something that works. Nobody is forced to do anything, and especially when you have alternatives that litter the net.
"If you sell users an unlimited plan, it is UNLIMITED. If you sell them that plan then decide that it is only unlimited for certain types of traffic packets, well, that is just not legal."
TOTALLY UNTRUE!
AT&T has an Unlimited MediaNET plan for my PDA Phone. It included unlimited internet access. I started streaming data and other things to my Windows mobile phone -- and they gave me a $82,000 bill. I eventually got out of it, but they tried to charge me per KB after the first 5 gigabytes of usage.
Tell me where it's illegal and people like me and others will have a court case.
Rick Boucher is a kickass congressman. Too bad my state has crap congressmen who just send me a letter saying they did exactly what I begged them NOT to do in my letters to them!
Rick Boucher was against the DCMA as well. Unfortunately we don't have enough congressmen like him for it to count.
My debit card is only $5 a year or so. Practically free.
I've gone one credit card and I always make way over than the minimum payment. I've just got it so I can build credit.
I think most Americans are out of control though. I work in customer service and verifying credit card numbers with people I quickly hear things like "Well damn, I don't know which number it is. I've got 20 cards." I'll say "It's a VISA card." and they'll reply "Damn. I've got 5 of those!"
It's very similar to aspartame and the FDA's total refusal to do anything about it.
Brain tumors and seizures in aspartame-fed animals indicate a possible risk to humans. The dictionary definition of safe means "not presenting or involving any danger or risk" (Webster's 877). Does this mean aspartame is not safe?
Although aspartame was not tested on humans before its approval, it now has been tested on the public by default. All kinds of Americans eat aspartame products every day. We have been the guinea pigs in the testing of aspartame without even knowing it. A look at aspartame's ingredients and its devastating effects on human beings provide the evidence for avoiding all aspartame products.
Too bad the FDA doesn't ban it, isn't it? I avoid any product with this ingredient like a plague.
"Uh, have you ever driven a pickup truck in snow? Take it from me--they suck, even on the road. Off road I guess they'd just make an impressive tire spinning sound."
2WD pickups are like this yes. Try a 4WD pickup sometime and they have/much/ better success offroad.
Digg is making about $800K a month (http://www.blogprofit.net/archives/2006/Jun/26/di gg_30_ad_revenue_could_top_800k_a_month.html)
I believe they have the funding to get a legal team. I read elsewhere once that they only have 3 web servers and 3 database servers on a load balancing setup. Being such a small company, I think there is plenty of extra profit that is going in to someones pocket.
> Let's say that your house smelled like ammonia and the neighbors called the cops. The cops got a search > warrant and found a meth lab operating in your garage. Your defense was, "but... I always left the door > unlocked!" Do you think that would fly in court?
Based on your scenario it brings an interesting question. What if you always left your garage locked and one day a methlab was found? You'd definitely look more guilty than had your door been left unlocked.
Now, what if you have a WEP or PSA secured AP and child porn is tied to you? You're much more likely to have the jury think "Well if it was secured how could anyone get in???" than if your AP was left open to all.
It's a number issued by the US government to people for payroll deductions for old age, survivors, and disability insurance. Anyone who works regularly must obtain a SSN. Many institutions use this number as the student ID number. Because it is unique to each individual, it is widely used as a personal identification number for banks, CC companies, insurance companies, and whoever else to tie a person in a database with an ID.
> The credit card agencies can use their own number systems. > Yes, that system might be comprimised, but damage will always be limited to the CC agencies.
Yes, and damages will be the liability to the CC agencies as well. This is why they do not do it. This is why the government doesn't push away SS#'s
If your CC company came up with its own identification system -- and said system was compromised with your identity stolen, they would be liable for your damages. The way it works now, if your SS is stolen from your CC company, your CC company can say "Ooops. Such is a flaw with the SS# system... oh well. Good luck with your damages and theft...!"
This is a major problem that needs to be dealt with by our government. Unfortunately major problems are/never/ dealt with. If a company gets compromised and information stolen by a criminal -- the COMPANY needs to be responsible for it. Why do the victims just have to "deal with it" and the companies responsible don't foot the bill?
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Why did Sourceforge take the project down? The project was a clean room reverse engineer. Therefore it did nothing illegal; they stole no code.
>Fox does not look for viewer loyalty and clearly does not see this as important to their bottom line. They, instead, seem to be focused on short-term gains and returns.
Then why is the Simpsons still on the air?
>Well that just make's his claim that much more dubious. Assuming the people in question were already able to buy a TV, and most of a converter box, I don't see why they can't just bite the bullet and pay for the remaining tiny fraction of the conveter box.
Because after paying for a 60 inch plasma, most of the cost of the converter box, and the months electric; they're broke!
"No, I get to pay more every time I buy products using the patented technology. When I paid the taxes to fund NASA, it was most certainly NOT with the intention or stated purpose that they would develop things to sell to me."
And when I paid my taxes it was NOT with the intention that:
* It would be used for no-bid contracts for a war.
* That it would be used to bail Chevy and Ford out of bankruptcy, when it is their lack of innovation that got them there.
* That it would be used to take over Fannie and Freddie (with the CEO's of these two organizations getting 2.5 million dollar severance checks.)
Unfortunately this is politics. You pay your taxes, and in order to select what they are used for you vote for a politician. That politician then decides your funding.
The misuse and abuse of our tax money is the mis-coordination of the correct political candidate. Better luck next election I guess?
When interviewed by the prosecution, DO NOT ADMIT to your father being a lawyer.
What they don't know won't hurt them. I always act like I'm an idiot in the jury selection process, then the prosecution is surprised when I start growing a brain during the trial.
"And I can't count the number of times I've seen rules that would leave them wide-open were it not for their NAT to a private address space. In all cases this was accidental, as it left some number of internal hosts exposed. However, it had slipped through because of old rules or some typo."
So poor sysadmins would not be able to hold a job and it would allow more room for those of us who know what we're doing to work in the job market? It looks like it's only a win-win to me. Companies wouldn't risk hiring some guy for 12k a year to manage their firewall. They'd want someone who is at least qualified.
"If some 'kind' family member had donated such a machine to one of our kids it would be removed immediately until I could prepare it myself and ensure it was safe."
You're acting as if your kind family member is probably a pedophile who has programmed the startup wallpaper to be a picture of his penis. I'm happy I'm not a friend of yours. You're a tad paranoid.
"Yes, but does that mean she'll be smart enough to choose not to go meet that really cool girl that's friends with her online?"
When I was around 15-16 I met strangers off the internet. I never got raped, or taken advantage of. What's with all the paranoia against strangers? The world is dangerous but I'd hope your kid has enough judgement of character to judge people. The better they can take responsibility as kids, the better they can do it as adults.
The main stream media blows strangers up into big bad things, and label just about everyone as a rapist, or potential killer. Lay off the news.
"You mean besides by shoving it down manufacturers' and customers' throats and making them pay for it? Well, by shoving it down their throat and making them pay for it, really. No matter how crappy their next OS is going to be people are going to buy it because they don't really have a choice. And when I say people I also mean manufacturers, we don't have a choice because they don't have a choice in the first place."
What do you mean people don't have a choice? Why don't they? Why don't manufacturers have a choice?
Someone will put a bullet to your head and shoot you if you don't ship PC's with Windows? If you go to Fry's and buy a system with Vista, you'll get shot in the head?
Since most people think this, no wonder they keep buying -- and no wonder Microsoft is #1.
Are you saying it is impossible to use Mac OS X or Linux or FreeBSD or any other type of operating system as a workstation?
There are competing products out there. It's just everyone thinks Windows is the best, although they complain about it constantly. If it's the best, use it and be happy. If it's a piece of shit - use something that works. Nobody is forced to do anything, and especially when you have alternatives that litter the net.
I agree.
I even E-Mailed this consortium with my question.
Just because you coded honest code, how does that mean YOUR honest code is what the binary has in production?
The code is only as honest as the person who compiled it.
Bush announced this in his fiscal meeting. He actually canceled this project and re-allocated the funds to Iraq.
Does anyone here believe the voting process is rigged one way or another?
I'd hope a company like this tanks soon.
Curious why you're not in the I.T. dept.
"If you sell users an unlimited plan, it is UNLIMITED. If you sell them that plan then decide that it is only unlimited for certain types of traffic packets, well, that is just not legal."
TOTALLY UNTRUE!
AT&T has an Unlimited MediaNET plan for my PDA Phone. It included unlimited internet access. I started streaming data and other things to my Windows mobile phone -- and they gave me a $82,000 bill. I eventually got out of it, but they tried to charge me per KB after the first 5 gigabytes of usage.
Tell me where it's illegal and people like me and others will have a court case.
They're authors of java and open office.
Rick Boucher is a kickass congressman. Too bad my state has crap congressmen who just send me a letter saying they did exactly what I begged them NOT to do in my letters to them!
Rick Boucher was against the DCMA as well. Unfortunately we don't have enough congressmen like him for it to count.
Ahhh,
My debit card is only $5 a year or so. Practically free.
I've gone one credit card and I always make way over than the minimum payment. I've just got it so I can build credit.
I think most Americans are out of control though. I work in customer service and verifying credit card numbers with people I quickly hear things like "Well damn, I don't know which number it is. I've got 20 cards." I'll say "It's a VISA card." and they'll reply "Damn. I've got 5 of those!"
Most Americans don't mind debt I guess.
"I'm from Germany (where CCs are something of a luxury item),"
Luxury item? In the U.S. here, credit cards are free. I get 20 letters in the mail a month offering me a credit card.
It's very similar to aspartame and the FDA's total refusal to do anything about it.
Brain tumors and seizures in aspartame-fed animals indicate a possible risk to humans. The dictionary definition of safe means "not presenting or involving any danger or risk" (Webster's 877). Does this mean aspartame is not safe?
Although aspartame was not tested on humans before its approval, it now has been tested on the public by default. All kinds of Americans eat aspartame products every day. We have been the guinea pigs in the testing of aspartame without even knowing it. A look at aspartame's ingredients and its devastating effects on human beings provide the evidence for avoiding all aspartame products.
Too bad the FDA doesn't ban it, isn't it? I avoid any product with this ingredient like a plague.
"uropean Union MPs are now calling for an urgent investigation in the wake of these alarming new findings"
While the FDA in the United States is doing what? Standing by turning their cheek?
"Uh, have you ever driven a pickup truck in snow? Take it from me--they suck, even on the road. Off road I guess they'd just make an impressive tire spinning sound."
/much/ better success offroad.
2WD pickups are like this yes. Try a 4WD pickup sometime and they have
Digg is making about $800K a month (http://www.blogprofit.net/archives/2006/Jun/26/di gg_30_ad_revenue_could_top_800k_a_month.html)
I believe they have the funding to get a legal team. I read elsewhere once that they only have 3 web servers and 3 database servers on a load balancing setup. Being such a small company, I think there is plenty of extra profit that is going in to someones pocket.
> Let's say that your house smelled like ammonia and the neighbors called the cops. The cops got a search ... I always left the door
> warrant and found a meth lab operating in your garage. Your defense was, "but
> unlocked!" Do you think that would fly in court?
Based on your scenario it brings an interesting question. What if you always left your garage locked and one day a methlab was found? You'd definitely look more guilty than had your door been left unlocked.
Now, what if you have a WEP or PSA secured AP and child porn is tied to you? You're much more likely to have the jury think "Well if it was secured how could anyone get in???" than if your AP was left open to all.
It's a number issued by the US government to people for payroll deductions for old age, survivors, and disability insurance. Anyone who works regularly must obtain a SSN. Many institutions use this number as the student ID number. Because it is unique to each individual, it is widely used as a personal identification number for banks, CC companies, insurance companies, and whoever else to tie a person in a database with an ID.
> The credit card agencies can use their own number systems.
/never/ dealt with. If a company gets compromised and information stolen by a criminal -- the COMPANY needs to be responsible for it. Why do the victims just have to "deal with it" and the companies responsible don't foot the bill?
> Yes, that system might be comprimised, but damage will always be limited to the CC agencies.
Yes, and damages will be the liability to the CC agencies as well. This is why they do not do it. This is why the government doesn't push away SS#'s
If your CC company came up with its own identification system -- and said system was compromised with your identity stolen, they would be liable for your damages. The way it works now, if your SS is stolen from your CC company, your CC company can say "Ooops. Such is a flaw with the SS# system... oh well. Good luck with your damages and theft...!"
This is a major problem that needs to be dealt with by our government. Unfortunately major problems are