The "feature" of changing the CallerID must become illegal. Telcos should have until Jan 1, 2019 to get this into play. After that, if it can be proven that the technology still exists, it is a $1,000 dollar fine per call.
And this DOES NOT have to be pushed through our inept congress. I won't live that long. However, the FTC can implement this overnight. As a citizen, I need to be protected from the unfair tactics of these scammers. CallerID spoofing is not a feature, it is a deceptive practice that harms people. It is a lie, plain and simple.
Here's where to let them know. www.ftc.gov Under the "Take Action" section, file a complaint.
I really hate this argument, this drama. Global warming is measurable. It either exists, or it doesn't.
The real controversy is the cause of global warming. Honest scientists argue over this point. At best I can only be a spectator. I don't have any access to the raw data nor to the equipment required to reliably measure whether this cause or that cause directly contributed to global warming. If you don't either, and you have strong feelings one way or the other, I recognize and will respect your faith, and will not argue with you.
That said, I will stipulate that global warming is happening, AND that I am a contributor because; a) I drive an SUV and b) I eat too many beans (creating methane) IF you will stipulate that under no circumstance will one politician anywhere do anything whatsoever to resolve the problem. At best, all their hot air makes it worse.
We received one of these calls a couple of months ago. My wife answered, and told them to speak to me. She handed me the phone, but I had no idea who it was when I said, "Hello?"
All I can say is, when I heard the line about "I am calling you from Windows", I got angry. I figured you'd have to be doing drugs to believe that I would fall for this scam. Of course, HE didn't know that... but that's where the thought came from. So I just accused him of doing drugs and calling people. I figured the call would end quite abruptly, but it didn't. He said he wasn't doing drugs, and then almost apologized, fumbling all over himself. Now the call intrigued me.
"Yes you are. I know when someone is doing drugs and talking on the phone! And you sir, are doing drugs, and that is illegal!"
"Oh no sir, I am not doing that."
"Do you think I am lying to you!?!? I know what I'm talking about. How would your mother feel if she knew you were doing drugs!?"
"She would not like that."
"Well, do I have to call her? I will you know. I will call your mother and tell her that you are doing drugs and making phone calls for Windows!"
"Oh no sir, don't do that.
Really dude? At this point my wife is beginning to slide on to the floor. Anyway, I told him never to call me again and I hung up. Call didn't last a full minute, but it was absolutely hilarious. Never got a return call either.
Seems to me that every time we get a TEMPORARY tax cut, we end up paying for more boondoggles at each "renewal". A two month extension? Really? Why? I would be ELATED to see this AND the "Bush/Obama Tax Cuts" expire. At least no one in congress would be holding it over my head like a damned dog biscuit expecting me to sit nicely while they "craft" another renewal bill. I think I'll just bite someone.
This legislation is a breath of fresh air in a world where people buy and sell information about me for their marketing purposes. Let me add to this though...
I hope that this legislation will require that this consent must be obtained outside a standard EULA.
I hope that this legislation can be extended to ANY device that tracks my location, such as future cars.
I hope that this legislation can be extended to REQUIRE a warrant before any one can provide this information to the government.
What David Brinn misunderstood is that it has been attempted... with miserable results.
Here is a C/Net Article from 2007 documenting just how horrible trying replace the current IRS computer system has historically been. I remembered when it totally failed in the 1990's, and I was reminded of the axiom, "if it cannot be done on paper, it cannot be done on a computer", a reference to computer efficiency rather than the uninformed perception that computers can work miracles.
Because a miracle is exactly what it would take to model the IRS code in a computer. As soon as one would get into the process, Congress would add another 1000 pages, and modify 500 others! This would be an annual issue, and as such, the model would never be finished.
Taxing should be simple and fair and the easiest way to do that is to tax income on people and tax sales on businesses, at a flat rate. That would cut the 10,000 pages down to one or two and STOP CONGRESS from messing with it every year.
I have been doing this for years with Sony. After spending countless nights cleaning computers of their ill-written rootkit, I became quite set that I would never buy another Sony product, and I tell others about it to this day. I haven't had to touch a Sony infected computer in years, but I can guarantee you that my vendors all know not to even mention the name to me. What a shame that such a talented group of engineers was saddled with such a poorly envisioned marketing department.
However, this event seems to be quite different. Sony BMG was trying to prevent people from copying their music. (grrr - that statement alone is the nicest thing that I've said about Sony in years, and it SO inadequately describes how they failed)
Samsung is trying to do... what? Simply gain marketing information? You could gain more information by targeting a specific demorgraphic and going through their trash! Something else is going on here, and it smells a lot worse than Sony.
Would you connect one of their internet ready TV sets up to the net? If so, get your wireshark up and running and start changing channels! Let us know.
The only advantage to keeping a prisoner in Guantánamo was that the prisoners could be considered outside the US legal jurisdiction. The US Supreme court, in June of 2008, essentially overturned that argument and stated that all Guantanamo captives were entitled to the protection of the United States Constitution. There would be no advantage to moving Julian Assange to Guantánamo by the US Government.
Of course, his lawyers can argue this all they want. But should the Swedish court throw that argument out as outlandish, they may throw other arguments out as well.
"Also, the SQL contains multiple SQL statements. I use PHP and MySQL databases which by default will only execute one command. That makes it much harder to hack. So switching to PHP and MySQL might be a good security choice."
1. "The Computing A Level is not intended as a programming course but a course that covers the fundamentals of computing of which programming (and problem solving) form a key component."
This course is an entry level course to programming concepts. It isn't meant as an entry level course to Computer Science. And as others have already stated, I wouldn't want to learn VB or Pascal if my main focus was to simply change afterwards to C_ _ or to Java. Perhaps this is a programming course for all those other people, like accountants.
2. Teachers planning to use Java are warned that many universities are considering dropping it from their first year computer science programmes, "as has happened in the US".
This just reaffirms that languages like Java (and I will assume C, C++ or C#) are still taught at the higher levels. If you are going to be a computer science graduate, learning Delphi or Python should not be a major concern.
The real bottom line is that the article is discussing one entry level class, not an entire Computer Science degree program.
I had "heard" about habanero pepper being dried and actually built into the cable extrusion, but never saw any proof of it. So when I read this story, I went looking for it, to no avail. Anyone else hear of this?
This has already started to cost me money as I stop and spend time during the day either... a) Answering questions as to "what is this?" or b) Uninstalling it.
At what point in time did I want my company's PCs indexed!?
It's like... someone suddenly believing that you would like a pizza right about now, and then ordering it for you. They know you'll pay for it when it comes. They might even send a message with the pizza saying: "With thanks." Wouldn't that be a nice thing for them to do?
Alright now, none of you/.ers get any ideas there. This was JUST a metaphor!
This cannot affect me because I've refused to buy any Sony product since the last fiasco. Additionally, I will NOT deploy any Sony products for my customers, and I always explain to them why I don't trust Sony. This will add to my stack of evidence against Sony and will validate my concerns in the eyes of those customers.
The only thing that matters is distribution. Where are the hydrogen stations? Consider the real E85 ethanol distribution problems experienced today. For example, New Jersey has more than 100,000 vehicles that can run e85 fuel -- not one station in the entire state. Number of E85 stations by state. Hydrogen is not going to be any different. Don't look JUST for the technology, look pragmatically for the distribution.
Someone earlier mentioned the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car" and I whole-heartedly recommend that you view this if you ever get a chance. Consider the distribution of electricity in this country. Certainly, THAT is a doable technology TODAY!
You might want to watch Tesla Motors, although most of us cannot afford their current offering (about $100,000.00), 0-60 mph in 4 seconds with a 200 mile range proves the technology is here. They intend to offer a sedan around the $50k mark in 2008 and a commuter car around $25k in 2009.
Popular Mechanics also test drove the Electric Mini-Cooper which you can buy today for around $50k.
While a hydrogen powered vehicle might work for rocket scientists, it's essentially worthless to you and me. The longer we ignore VIABLE alternatives and focus on pipe dreams, the longer we will remain dependant on oil.
Dividing by 10 was the norm during modem days because of a parity bit and a stop bit. There is no need to do that today. Dividing by eight is correct and will show you your line's inefficiencies. That said...
I also divide by 10 because it's just quick and simple. Then, if I am getting worse than that, I know that something is just wrong. 768kbps / 8 = 96KB (in a perfect world). So if I don't see AT LEAST 77KB, then something is REALLY wrong.
Lastly, what tools are you using to measure your speeds!? When Verizon put the fiber into the house, we started measuring throughput using their website. The speeds were horrible! NO ONE was happy. But part of the problem was that I quickly threw a dumb box together so that I didn't have to have Verizon technicians in my bedroom to see my daily PC (nor install any software on it either). Once I ran the same website based test on my daily PC, the speeds were there. Between 4500kbps and 4900kbps for my 5M line. And I run those test every so often. The results are truly all over the place.
You can try the Verizon Infospeed Testhere, although I suspect they will check for valid Verizon IP addresses.
I also use DSLReports Tools to monitor my line a bit more independantly.
Finally, the real deal is when you start downloading ISOs anyway. That's when you find out what your line CAN be like. To that end, I've never been happy.
Sure, I could jump in on this "settlement", but I don't need to. What I NEED to do is to protect myself and my clients, period.
So for me, Sony loses. I buy and recommend a great deal of products that Sony has in their product lines. I no longer buy ANYTHING made by Sony. I won't trust them again. I don't have to, and I don't feel like I am limiting myself.
We're going to see this happen again. Perhaps from Sony, perhaps from someone else. Sony wasn't the only one that believed that this was a legitimate business practice. Microsoft and Symantec were both aware of what Sony was doing, and chose to allow it in their antispyware product lines. It wasn't until well AFTER Russinovich's expose that they started doing something about it.
So for me, it's just business. I don't trust them, and I don't have to. I have choices.
Would you put one of their DVDs into your computer to watch the movie you paid for? Would you tomorrow?
I have talked to a number of people here in Britain about the rootkit incident. Basically nobody knows about it. I had my cousins in North America ask people there, and it was the same. The vast majority of people they talked to do not have a clue as to what had happened.
I wish this wasn't the case, but I believe it is accurate. I wish others cared like we do. I wish they knew what we do. And so I am reminded of my dad's old saying, "If you wish in one hand and crap in the other, guess which hand fills up first."
So I tell people. I tell everyone, even if they aren't listening at first. I tell them that Sony hides software on their music CDs that can enable others to take their computer over. I tell them that all of the great minds at Symantec, McAfee and Microsoft never knew or even worse, possibly looked the other way. I then ask them, "What else does Sony do to us?"
I tell them that multiple states now have class-action lawsuits against Sony, and that some states and countries are investigating Sony for criminal behavior. I tell them that I cannot trust any of Sony's products anymore, because I won't know that they've done something to me until the damage has already been done.
Until I get some kind of assurance that this was a huge mistake, until I know who at Sony chose to do this and that they are fired, until a policy is in place that respects me, the consumer, rather than treats me like a guilty criminal that Sony needs to be protected from, then I will continue to tell people to protect themselves from Sony. Because there IS choice and Sony is NOT the only game in town.
I am now left with Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt over ALL Sony's products. Would you buy a VIAO? Would you buy a PS2? Would you buy anything from Sony that connects to the internet? Would you put a Sony movie in your computer's DVD drive and expect that Symantec, McAfee or Microsoft will warn you if they've attempted something similiar there?
I rarely buy music, or listen to it for that matter. I don't have to worry about my home computer. But I've spent countless nights helping friends, co-workers and family members by ridding their computers of all the crap that ends up on their systems without their knowledge. When I FINALLY get their computer functional again, having spent hours saving what they never backed up, what they get back is NOT improved or better, it's just where it should have been all along. I consider ALL of those hours lost time, time I could have spent with my kids or my wife. And that is precious lost time. I cannot put a dollar value on that. Nor will I give a dollar to anyone that creates that exact same scenario.
I cannot resign myself that nothing is going to happen. I cannot let Sony get a pass. So, in my own little way, just like Mark Russinovich, I talk to people, alot.
Just choose to NOT buy them AND loudly let the clerks know EXACTLY what to look for. It WILL get up the chain of command. Then let the stores choke on them -- can't GIVE them away kind of deal. On the other hand, BUY the ones that WILL allow you to do this. If anyone gives you a hard time, tell them it's an environmental issue and the "politlical correctness aura" will protect you.
But most importantly, understand that you and I aren't the real targets. The companies that make the refill kits/refill the cartridges are the targets.
Getting Walmart to "get it" is not the problem. Getting my younger sister and my 76 year old dad to understand this idea will be the tough part.
What about those poor guys in the government just trying to make a living?
Of course, don't worry about the guys like me. I'm the one that has to explain to the CFO why we have to purchase all this software to combat SPAM.
And I wouldn't bother to combat it at all -- except that I keep being called into differnet company Vice President's office and am shown SPAM with those lovely explicit pictures that would embarrass a gynecologist and have to explain myself. AS IF I SENT THEM, RIGHT?!
Now you and I know why they "just don't get it". But they are trying to protect the OTHER folks in the office from these offensive pictures and imputations about inadequate anatomy. Let's not even bother mentioning the waste of productivity because they are trying to make a living.
So you see, I HAVE to SOLVE it. And guess what? I'm just trying to make a living too.
So, since these folks sending them OBVIOUSLY don't care about me, don't be so naive and act surprised that I don't care about them. OK?
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The "feature" of changing the CallerID must become illegal. Telcos should have until Jan 1, 2019 to get this into play. After that, if it can be proven that the technology still exists, it is a $1,000 dollar fine per call.
And this DOES NOT have to be pushed through our inept congress. I won't live that long. However, the FTC can implement this overnight. As a citizen, I need to be protected from the unfair tactics of these scammers. CallerID spoofing is not a feature, it is a deceptive practice that harms people. It is a lie, plain and simple.
Here's where to let them know. www.ftc.gov Under the "Take Action" section, file a complaint.
No More CallerID spoofing.
It's just proof that a "phd" doesnt mean shit nowdays.
Actually, it does. I was always told that:
BS = bullshit
MS = more shit
PHD = Piled Higher and Deeper
I really hate this argument, this drama. Global warming is measurable. It either exists, or it doesn't.
The real controversy is the cause of global warming. Honest scientists argue over this point. At best I can only be a spectator. I don't have any access to the raw data nor to the equipment required to reliably measure whether this cause or that cause directly contributed to global warming. If you don't either, and you have strong feelings one way or the other, I recognize and will respect your faith, and will not argue with you.
That said, I will stipulate that global warming is happening, AND that I am a contributor because; a) I drive an SUV and b) I eat too many beans (creating methane) IF you will stipulate that under no circumstance will one politician anywhere do anything whatsoever to resolve the problem. At best, all their hot air makes it worse.
We received one of these calls a couple of months ago. My wife answered, and told them to speak to me. She handed me the phone, but I had no idea who it was when I said, "Hello?"
... but that's where the thought came from. So I just accused him of doing drugs and calling people. I figured the call would end quite abruptly, but it didn't. He said he wasn't doing drugs, and then almost apologized, fumbling all over himself. Now the call intrigued me.
All I can say is, when I heard the line about "I am calling you from Windows", I got angry. I figured you'd have to be doing drugs to believe that I would fall for this scam. Of course, HE didn't know that
"Yes you are. I know when someone is doing drugs and talking on the phone! And you sir, are doing drugs, and that is illegal!"
"Oh no sir, I am not doing that."
"Do you think I am lying to you!?!? I know what I'm talking about. How would your mother feel if she knew you were doing drugs!?"
"She would not like that."
"Well, do I have to call her? I will you know. I will call your mother and tell her that you are doing drugs and making phone calls for Windows!"
"Oh no sir, don't do that.
Really dude? At this point my wife is beginning to slide on to the floor. Anyway, I told him never to call me again and I hung up. Call didn't last a full minute, but it was absolutely hilarious. Never got a return call either.
also, Spiders and Bees
... and quicksand.
Throw all incumbents out for the next 20 years!
I hope that this legislation will require that this consent must be obtained outside a standard EULA.
I hope that this legislation can be extended to ANY device that tracks my location, such as future cars.
I hope that this legislation can be extended to REQUIRE a warrant before any one can provide this information to the government.
What David Brinn misunderstood is that it has been attempted ... with miserable results.
Here is a C/Net Article from 2007 documenting just how horrible trying replace the current IRS computer system has historically been. I remembered when it totally failed in the 1990's, and I was reminded of the axiom, "if it cannot be done on paper, it cannot be done on a computer", a reference to computer efficiency rather than the uninformed perception that computers can work miracles.
Because a miracle is exactly what it would take to model the IRS code in a computer. As soon as one would get into the process, Congress would add another 1000 pages, and modify 500 others! This would be an annual issue, and as such, the model would never be finished.
Taxing should be simple and fair and the easiest way to do that is to tax income on people and tax sales on businesses, at a flat rate. That would cut the 10,000 pages down to one or two and STOP CONGRESS from messing with it every year.
Well, maybe it would slow them down.
Dammit, I so wanted to hate another company.
I have been doing this for years with Sony. After spending countless nights cleaning computers of their ill-written rootkit, I became quite set that I would never buy another Sony product, and I tell others about it to this day. I haven't had to touch a Sony infected computer in years, but I can guarantee you that my vendors all know not to even mention the name to me. What a shame that such a talented group of engineers was saddled with such a poorly envisioned marketing department.
However, this event seems to be quite different. Sony BMG was trying to prevent people from copying their music. (grrr - that statement alone is the nicest thing that I've said about Sony in years, and it SO inadequately describes how they failed)
Samsung is trying to do ... what? Simply gain marketing information? You could gain more information by targeting a specific demorgraphic and going through their trash! Something else is going on here, and it smells a lot worse than Sony.
Would you connect one of their internet ready TV sets up to the net? If so, get your wireshark up and running and start changing channels! Let us know.
The only advantage to keeping a prisoner in Guantánamo was that the prisoners could be considered outside the US legal jurisdiction. The US Supreme court, in June of 2008, essentially overturned that argument and stated that all Guantanamo captives were entitled to the protection of the United States Constitution. There would be no advantage to moving Julian Assange to Guantánamo by the US Government.
Of course, his lawyers can argue this all they want. But should the Swedish court throw that argument out as outlandish, they may throw other arguments out as well.
1. The payload is IIS/MSSQL specific. The author WANTS that platform.
2. The method of injection normally doesn't work on mySQL. jameswilkes over at http://nsmjunkie.blogspot.com/2010/06/anatomy-of-latest-mass-iisasp-infection.html stated it quite well:
1. "The Computing A Level is not intended as a programming course but a course that covers the fundamentals of computing of which programming (and problem solving) form a key component."
This course is an entry level course to programming concepts. It isn't meant as an entry level course to Computer Science. And as others have already stated, I wouldn't want to learn VB or Pascal if my main focus was to simply change afterwards to C_ _ or to Java. Perhaps this is a programming course for all those other people, like accountants.
2. Teachers planning to use Java are warned that many universities are considering dropping it from their first year computer science programmes, "as has happened in the US".
This just reaffirms that languages like Java (and I will assume C, C++ or C#) are still taught at the higher levels. If you are going to be a computer science graduate, learning Delphi or Python should not be a major concern.
The real bottom line is that the article is discussing one entry level class, not an entire Computer Science degree program.
1. How can I determine if a laptop has this?
2. Are their any workarounds? Fixes? Can it/Should it be disabled?
I had "heard" about habanero pepper being dried and actually built into the cable extrusion, but never saw any proof of it. So when I read this story, I went looking for it, to no avail. Anyone else hear of this?
This was the closest link I could find, which tends to support what the hytechdistributors.com link above is doing.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2001/nf20010712_107.htm
a) Answering questions as to "what is this?" or
b) Uninstalling it.
At what point in time did I want my company's PCs indexed!?
It's like
Alright now, none of you
This cannot affect me because I've refused to buy any Sony product since the last fiasco. Additionally, I will NOT deploy any Sony products for my customers, and I always explain to them why I don't trust Sony. This will add to my stack of evidence against Sony and will validate my concerns in the eyes of those customers.
Will you buy Sony products?
Awesome! Didn't see any expected pricing on the Zap-X, but it looks really cool!
Someone earlier mentioned the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car" and I whole-heartedly recommend that you view this if you ever get a chance. Consider the distribution of electricity in this country. Certainly, THAT is a doable technology TODAY!
You might want to watch Tesla Motors, although most of us cannot afford their current offering (about $100,000.00), 0-60 mph in 4 seconds with a 200 mile range proves the technology is here. They intend to offer a sedan around the $50k mark in 2008 and a commuter car around $25k in 2009.
Popular Mechanics also test drove the Electric Mini-Cooper which you can buy today for around $50k.
While a hydrogen powered vehicle might work for rocket scientists, it's essentially worthless to you and me. The longer we ignore VIABLE alternatives and focus on pipe dreams, the longer we will remain dependant on oil.
I also divide by 10 because it's just quick and simple. Then, if I am getting worse than that, I know that something is just wrong. 768kbps / 8 = 96KB (in a perfect world). So if I don't see AT LEAST 77KB, then something is REALLY wrong.
Lastly, what tools are you using to measure your speeds!? When Verizon put the fiber into the house, we started measuring throughput using their website. The speeds were horrible! NO ONE was happy. But part of the problem was that I quickly threw a dumb box together so that I didn't have to have Verizon technicians in my bedroom to see my daily PC (nor install any software on it either). Once I ran the same website based test on my daily PC, the speeds were there. Between 4500kbps and 4900kbps for my 5M line. And I run those test every so often. The results are truly all over the place.
You can try the Verizon Infospeed Testhere, although I suspect they will check for valid Verizon IP addresses.
I also use DSLReports Tools to monitor my line a bit more independantly.
Finally, the real deal is when you start downloading ISOs anyway. That's when you find out what your line CAN be like. To that end, I've never been happy.
Sure, I could jump in on this "settlement", but I don't need to. What I NEED to do is to protect myself and my clients, period.
So for me, Sony loses. I buy and recommend a great deal of products that Sony has in their product lines. I no longer buy ANYTHING made by Sony. I won't trust them again. I don't have to, and I don't feel like I am limiting myself.
We're going to see this happen again. Perhaps from Sony, perhaps from someone else. Sony wasn't the only one that believed that this was a legitimate business practice. Microsoft and Symantec were both aware of what Sony was doing, and chose to allow it in their antispyware product lines. It wasn't until well AFTER Russinovich's expose that they started doing something about it.
So for me, it's just business. I don't trust them, and I don't have to. I have choices.
Would you put one of their DVDs into your computer to watch the movie you paid for? Would you tomorrow?
So I tell people. I tell everyone, even if they aren't listening at first. I tell them that Sony hides software on their music CDs that can enable others to take their computer over. I tell them that all of the great minds at Symantec, McAfee and Microsoft never knew or even worse, possibly looked the other way. I then ask them, "What else does Sony do to us?"
I tell them that multiple states now have class-action lawsuits against Sony, and that some states and countries are investigating Sony for criminal behavior. I tell them that I cannot trust any of Sony's products anymore, because I won't know that they've done something to me until the damage has already been done.
Until I get some kind of assurance that this was a huge mistake, until I know who at Sony chose to do this and that they are fired, until a policy is in place that respects me, the consumer, rather than treats me like a guilty criminal that Sony needs to be protected from, then I will continue to tell people to protect themselves from Sony. Because there IS choice and Sony is NOT the only game in town.
I am now left with Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt over ALL Sony's products. Would you buy a VIAO? Would you buy a PS2? Would you buy anything from Sony that connects to the internet? Would you put a Sony movie in your computer's DVD drive and expect that Symantec, McAfee or Microsoft will warn you if they've attempted something similiar there?
I rarely buy music, or listen to it for that matter. I don't have to worry about my home computer. But I've spent countless nights helping friends, co-workers and family members by ridding their computers of all the crap that ends up on their systems without their knowledge. When I FINALLY get their computer functional again, having spent hours saving what they never backed up, what they get back is NOT improved or better, it's just where it should have been all along. I consider ALL of those hours lost time, time I could have spent with my kids or my wife. And that is precious lost time. I cannot put a dollar value on that. Nor will I give a dollar to anyone that creates that exact same scenario.
I cannot resign myself that nothing is going to happen. I cannot let Sony get a pass. So, in my own little way, just like Mark Russinovich, I talk to people, alot.
Just choose to NOT buy them AND loudly let the clerks know EXACTLY what to look for. It WILL get up the chain of command. Then let the stores choke on them -- can't GIVE them away kind of deal. On the other hand, BUY the ones that WILL allow you to do this. If anyone gives you a hard time, tell them it's an environmental issue and the "politlical correctness aura" will protect you.
But most importantly, understand that you and I aren't the real targets. The companies that make the refill kits/refill the cartridges are the targets.
Getting Walmart to "get it" is not the problem. Getting my younger sister and my 76 year old dad to understand this idea will be the tough part.
YOU'VE had it!?!?
What about those poor guys in the government just trying to make a living?
Of course, don't worry about the guys like me. I'm the one that has to explain to the CFO why we have to purchase all this software to combat SPAM.
And I wouldn't bother to combat it at all -- except that I keep being called into differnet company Vice President's office and am shown SPAM with those lovely explicit pictures that would embarrass a gynecologist and have to explain myself. AS IF I SENT THEM, RIGHT?!
Now you and I know why they "just don't get it". But they are trying to protect the OTHER folks in the office from these offensive pictures and imputations about inadequate anatomy. Let's not even bother mentioning the waste of productivity because they are trying to make a living.
So you see, I HAVE to SOLVE it. And guess what? I'm just trying to make a living too.
So, since these folks sending them OBVIOUSLY don't care about me, don't be so naive and act surprised that I don't care about them. OK?
Grow up.