User: trebob

Someone want to take the initiative on this one?

On: First Four People Charged Under CAN-SPAM Act

I have seen websites in the past that one could enter their address and stuff and it would send a letter to their legislators. Anyone want to write up a nice little letter that either people could copy and email, or make a page that would automate this process?

Re:to prevent slashdotting of the english text &am

On: 100GB, 9.5mm thick HD from Toshiba

"size is 70 x 100 x 9.5mm, and the weight is 99g."

shouldnt that be 'and the weight is 3 ounces, 10.5g'?

WIll the data format be readable in 100 years?

On: The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom

Its great if the media has a lifespan of 100 years, but what if the devices that can read them have a lifespan of 20 and they stopped making them 30 years ago?

Whos to even say that the file format will still be supported long into the future as well.

Makes me wonder about thoses old Apple//e games I used to have on 5.25" discs.

I miss Hard Hat Mac!

Re:Bush administration

On: IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules

While its nice to think of what the average american worker makes, that number is very, very skewed. It is true that the average income for americans is one of the (if not #1) in the world. BUT America also has one of the (if not the) highest disparities in the world.

I wish I had my old Econ book handy so I could get the terms correct, but the short version is that America has a very large GDP but the majority of that stays in the hands of the rich. So it looks like we have a lot of money but most of us never get to see any of it