The solution shouldn't be including the other side of the phone conversation, but eliminating the side you hear... perhaps this technology could be used in cell phones of the future.
"Ten years out, in terms of actual hardware costs you can almost think of hardware as being free.... software will not be written but visually designed."
So it's offical now ? Bill Gates is on drugs ?
Or at least his speech-writer is, a sure sign of being over-paid.
Though it would be nice if we could convince some of the PHBs of this.
"Playing Quake on the job again ?"
"No, I'm debugging my program."
"Oh... Well... carry on then."
"Argh, damn lamer."
"What ?"
"Um... Oh, just a simple bug, more annoying than anything else, I'll have it killed in a sec."
"Ok, keep up the good work."
I just had to read this again... "Let me show you," she said, retrieving a shoebox filled with plastic containers of bee-pollen complex, betaine hydrochloride and something called Oxy-Gen. ... Oxy-Gen...
I first got on the internet about... oh, I'd estimate about 8-10 years or so ago, AOL 2.5; I've had this aol email address every since, though I rarely check it any more due to the fact that when I do I generally have 50+ emails wanting me to refinance my morgage, visit thier porn site, or make my penis longer.
I've sent so many notices to remove me from thier list, but it never works because it's never from the same email and they re-write/misspell and other such tricks to intentually deceive filters. Is there any legal way for me to stop this harrassment that doesn't involve wasting countless hours of my time tracking down the orignators of these lists and how they got my email ?
Also what is the legal status of 'Chain letters' asking you to 'forward this message to 10 or more losers or Y2k may break into your house and eat you'. I'm pretty sure they are mostly a tool for spammers to collect email adresses to spam, but are they illegal and if so what can be done legally to the people that start said chain letter?
Ussually if you bother to read the 'terms of agreement' when you install said net games, there is a clause that says you may not sell items outside of the game enviornment; however, most MMORPGs while having legal grounds to file suit, do not because it means that in order for this transaction to take place both buyer and seller have to have accounts on thier game, which ussually means money in thier pocket. Also they know that some people would rather pay money to get stuff then to work for it themselves, and if they can't buy thier way to good stuff, then they won't play, which means no money in thier pocket. Finally, if word got out that a MMORPG was legally prosecuting it's players, people would be less likely to play thier game, thus even more money out of thier pockets.
As for Ebay, I don't know thier specific terms of use reguarding this, but I would think that signing up for a sellers account would entail accountability that they would not sell any illegal materials. If ebay is allerted that this type of item selling is illegal and that allowing the item to stay on auction would get them sued then the item would be removed and similar items would be taken down as well, then accountability would shift to the person who established the auction. However, as I said, the companies behind these games probably know that these violations of thier terms of use are occuring, but as long as there is no major disturbances to thier game environment due to these minor violations then they will turn a blind eye to it as long as it means more money in thier pockets.
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The solution shouldn't be including the other side of the phone conversation, but eliminating the side you hear... perhaps this technology could be used in cell phones of the future.
"Ten years out, in terms of actual hardware costs you can almost think of hardware as being free .... software will not be written but visually designed."
So it's offical now ? Bill Gates is on drugs ?
Or at least his speech-writer is, a sure sign of being over-paid.
Though it would be nice if we could convince some of the PHBs of this.
"Playing Quake on the job again ?"
"No, I'm debugging my program."
"Oh... Well... carry on then."
"Argh, damn lamer."
"What ?"
"Um... Oh, just a simple bug, more annoying than anything else, I'll have it killed in a sec."
"Ok, keep up the good work."
I just had to read this again...
"Let me show you," she said, retrieving a shoebox filled with plastic containers of bee-pollen complex, betaine hydrochloride and something called Oxy-Gen.
...
Oxy-Gen...
He used spam... to buy.... Oxy-Gen...
This has been today's sign of the Apocalypse.
/.-,
I've got it !!
Dihydrogen Monoxide Insurance.
Be sure to include stiff fees for intentional exposure and that death due to withdrawal is not covered.
/.-,
I first got on the internet about... oh, I'd estimate about 8-10 years or so ago, AOL 2.5; I've had this aol email address every since, though I rarely check it any more due to the fact that when I do I generally have 50+ emails wanting me to refinance my morgage, visit thier porn site, or make my penis longer.
I've sent so many notices to remove me from thier list, but it never works because it's never from the same email and they re-write/misspell and other such tricks to intentually deceive filters. Is there any legal way for me to stop this harrassment that doesn't involve wasting countless hours of my time tracking down the orignators of these lists and how they got my email ?
Also what is the legal status of 'Chain letters' asking you to 'forward this message to 10 or more losers or Y2k may break into your house and eat you'. I'm pretty sure they are mostly a tool for spammers to collect email adresses to spam, but are they illegal and if so what can be done legally to the people that start said chain letter?
/.-,
Ussually if you bother to read the 'terms of agreement' when you install said net games, there is a clause that says you may not sell items outside of the game enviornment; however, most MMORPGs while having legal grounds to file suit, do not because it means that in order for this transaction to take place both buyer and seller have to have accounts on thier game, which ussually means money in thier pocket. Also they know that some people would rather pay money to get stuff then to work for it themselves, and if they can't buy thier way to good stuff, then they won't play, which means no money in thier pocket. Finally, if word got out that a MMORPG was legally prosecuting it's players, people would be less likely to play thier game, thus even more money out of thier pockets.
/.-,
As for Ebay, I don't know thier specific terms of use reguarding this, but I would think that signing up for a sellers account would entail accountability that they would not sell any illegal materials. If ebay is allerted that this type of item selling is illegal and that allowing the item to stay on auction would get them sued then the item would be removed and similar items would be taken down as well, then accountability would shift to the person who established the auction. However, as I said, the companies behind these games probably know that these violations of thier terms of use are occuring, but as long as there is no major disturbances to thier game environment due to these minor violations then they will turn a blind eye to it as long as it means more money in thier pockets.