You whine a lot. Why? Does it make you feel better? Paying for the site doesn't mean that every story is going to please you. I, too, blaw blaw blaw blaw...
After a state judge blocked the mayor's plan, Bloomberg allegedly told the CEO of Taxi Club Management at a private club, 'Come January 1st, when I am out of office, I am going to destroy your f--king industry.'
And once again, Slashdot lowers itself to the level of the Nationa Enquirer with titalating rumor and inuendo. And this is "News for Nerds"? Oh yes, Slashdot shit-canned that moniker. Probably because it is no longer factually true.
OH! Wait! There's a reference to an electric car! OK, I'm sorry, I'm totally wrong. Great "scoop", Mr. "Editor" Soulskill...
Misleading headlines at Slashdot are not a new phenomenon, as most of the story submitters,/. "editors", and readers have a strong bias. This is normal for any non "News" (with a capital "N") web site. Bloggers may like to think of themselves as "journalists", but it's really not often accurate.
But it's been getting worse and worse here at/. and I think it's mostly driven by two things: Slashdot employees who call themselves "editors" but in fact are not, and a mandate for page views.
Page views I understand, but honestly, can we really say that there is any real "editing" going on? Do these so-called "editors" actually get paid to make minor formatting changes and for the most part simply push the most salacious / scandalous / titillating crap to the front page?
Has Slashdot become the National Enquirer of the Tech World?
You, sir, are a pedantic ninny. Let's see how far that will take you with Verizon... Oh? You'll "sue" them? Will you really? Big talk from a guy with a neck beard sitting in his mother's basement wearing his mother's panties while playing WoW...
Cement is nothing more than limestone. You mix it with water, let it absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and you get calcium carbonate, which is the same composition as limestone. Concrete is just cement mixed with filler, like crushed rock.
And steel is just an alloy of iron and other elements, right.
Ultimately, your goal is to get paid. If you don't do what the customer wants, you have failed to achieve your goal. What if the ability to do X harmed others?
Many companies exhibit sociopathic behaviors in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value.
Why offer an all you can eat buffet and then complain when somebody tries to stay at a table for days on end?
But it's *NOT* an "all you can eat" buffet without ground rules - the ToS, the contract *HE* ageed to.
The contract he agreed to says that he can't run these types of services on a HOME account. He agreed to this, it's not some mystery to Verizon made up "on the fly".
To any reasonable person, what this guy is doing is not "home use". He's providing business level services to people outside his home and outside his family.
But this is irrelevant, because it's contrary to the contract that he himself agreed to.
The reason he got slapped for a ToS violation is because he said "server" while talking to a rep... They are trained that "server" = "bad", and there's no talking to them once that word comes up.
They are probably trained that running a server on a HOME account is almost always contrary to the terms that the user agreed to when signing up for the HOME plan...
I can't wait for FiOS to come to my area, right now I have Comcast Business at my home because I wish to run a server for various purposes (nope, I let Google handle my domain email, though there are other options). Comcast has ZERO issues with my usage becasues - guess what? - I'm not violating the ToS since I have a BUSINESS plan.
It is not really clear, but it seems he's not charging anything for the services, so no business here.
You're being disingenuous, you know this is not a home use. And, whether or not he is "charging" does not define a "business" use.
But really, the bottom line is that he agreed to the terms of a CONTRACT that almost certainly disallow this type of activity, to really "limited" or "unlimited" is irrelevant.
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Isn't using the word in "pretentious" in pretentious 'cork sniffing asshole' redundant?
And although Fox is playing the indignant victim all over the news right now, they've know about this for a long time.
You whine a lot. Why? Does it make you feel better? Paying for the site doesn't mean that every story is going to please you. I, too, blaw blaw blaw blaw...
Jesus, you whine a lot.
After a state judge blocked the mayor's plan, Bloomberg allegedly told the CEO of Taxi Club Management at a private club, 'Come January 1st, when I am out of office, I am going to destroy your f--king industry.'
And once again, Slashdot lowers itself to the level of the Nationa Enquirer with titalating rumor and inuendo. And this is "News for Nerds"? Oh yes, Slashdot shit-canned that moniker. Probably because it is no longer factually true.
OH! Wait! There's a reference to an electric car! OK, I'm sorry, I'm totally wrong. Great "scoop", Mr. "Editor" Soulskill...
Compassion is supposed to be a hallmark trait of the medical profession.
Compassion and bias are not mutually exclusive. And, "bias" is not always unfounded.
but the incident does raise concerns about papers not being properly edited or reviewed before acceptance.
Perhaps the "editors" use to work for Slashdot?
Misleading headlines at Slashdot are not a new phenomenon, as most of the story submitters, /. "editors", and readers have a strong bias. This is normal for any non "News" (with a capital "N") web site. Bloggers may like to think of themselves as "journalists", but it's really not often accurate.
But it's been getting worse and worse here at /. and I think it's mostly driven by two things: Slashdot employees who call themselves "editors" but in fact are not, and a mandate for page views.
Page views I understand, but honestly, can we really say that there is any real "editing" going on? Do these so-called "editors" actually get paid to make minor formatting changes and for the most part simply push the most salacious / scandalous / titillating crap to the front page?
Has Slashdot become the National Enquirer of the Tech World?
I predict that the "dupe" will be posted by the editor known as "Timothy".
Many slashtards exhibit sociopathic behavior in the pursuit of getting modded up but I see that kind of thinking hasn't stopped your punk ass.
So says an "Anonymous Coward". Left you balls some place else?
You have a Twitter account? So, you admit you are a total loser?
It sounds from TFA like Google plans to make money off these customers more directly, through subscription fees for Internet service.
Yes, of course. There are bucket loads of cash to be made from sub-Saharan Africans, what with all of their disposable income.
My point is, connectivity is *not* Google primary business. Yes?
I wonder what kinds of things Google's customers will target at these people?
Stories like this, about things the DON'T Matter, should be ignored. Seriously, letâ(TM)s just agree that Facebook is cooked and done, and move onâ¦
But of course, /. no longer uses the "Stuff That Matters" moniker... Much of the time itâ(TM)s not even all that âoegeekyâ.
You, sir, are a pedantic ninny. Let's see how far that will take you with Verizon... Oh? You'll "sue" them? Will you really? Big talk from a guy with a neck beard sitting in his mother's basement wearing his mother's panties while playing WoW...
Cement is nothing more than limestone. You mix it with water, let it absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and you get calcium carbonate, which is the same composition as limestone. Concrete is just cement mixed with filler, like crushed rock.
And steel is just an alloy of iron and other elements, right.
Or is it more complex than that...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete
Christ, it's an argumentative 19-20-somthing! RUN!
You're a moron, but at your age, that is to be expected.
Ultimately, your goal is to get paid. If you don't do what the customer wants, you have failed to achieve your goal. What if the ability to do X harmed others?
Many companies exhibit sociopathic behaviors in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value.
Point being...
No, A/C, the point being he violated the ToS, so they called him on it. It's really that simple.
Why offer an all you can eat buffet and then complain when somebody tries to stay at a table for days on end?
But it's *NOT* an "all you can eat" buffet without ground rules - the ToS, the contract *HE* ageed to.
The contract he agreed to says that he can't run these types of services on a HOME account. He agreed to this, it's not some mystery to Verizon made up "on the fly".
So by your logic...
No, that's not "my logic" at all.
To any reasonable person, what this guy is doing is not "home use". He's providing business level services to people outside his home and outside his family.
But this is irrelevant, because it's contrary to the contract that he himself agreed to.
My ISP told me, "we do not allow business accounts to be set up at residential addresses."
That's odd, many people run businesses out of their homes. It can't be Comcast, they had no problem giving me a business connection in my apartment.
You should be persistent; maybe they think you're a spammer / kiddie porn peddler / "pirate".
The reason he got slapped for a ToS violation is because he said "server" while talking to a rep ... They are trained that "server" = "bad", and there's no talking to them once that word comes up.
They are probably trained that running a server on a HOME account is almost always contrary to the terms that the user agreed to when signing up for the HOME plan...
I can't wait for FiOS to come to my area, right now I have Comcast Business at my home because I wish to run a server for various purposes (nope, I let Google handle my domain email, though there are other options). Comcast has ZERO issues with my usage becasues - guess what? - I'm not violating the ToS since I have a BUSINESS plan.
It is not really clear, but it seems he's not charging anything for the services, so no business here.
You're being disingenuous, you know this is not a home use. And, whether or not he is "charging" does not define a "business" use.
But really, the bottom line is that he agreed to the terms of a CONTRACT that almost certainly disallow this type of activity, to really "limited" or "unlimited" is irrelevant.
Why these companies insist on calling their plans unlimited?
Folks, the issue here has nothing to do with the reality of an "unlimited" plan (yet).
It has to do with running a BUSINESS on a plan designed for HOME USE.
Why are ISP's allowed to sell an 'unlimited' plan that has limits?
Who said it wasn't "unlimited"? The issue is business use vs home use as related to the plan he signed up for.