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  1. Re:Beep beep beep beep. on On Hollywood and the Portrayal of Computers · · Score: 1

    I've always been more annoyed by the elaborate regalia that accompanies incoming email- three d rotating letters flying around the screen, chimes, animation showing the envelope opening, etc.

    Hollywood may not be able to get hacking/cracking, but couldn't they at least use real interfaces running on real computers, rather than paying some graphics video-production outfit to make one up?

  2. What to do if a foot-walker obstacles your path? on Lost in the Translation · · Score: 0

    Tootle him!

    If he continues to obstacle you?

    Tootle him with vigor . . .

    John
  3. Re: .orgs and commerce on Andover.Net Files for IPO · · Score: 2

    It seems to me the distinction between .org and .com and .net went out the window long ago.

    InterNIC, in Network Solutions clothing, has been encouraging everyone to register their names in .com, .net. and .org for some time now.

    Their "help" text says, about .org:

    The top level domain designated for miscellaneous entities that do not fit under any of the other top level domains. Typically used for non-profit organizations. One of the worldwide top level domains.

    Note that .org is only typically used for non-profits, and is really just a kind of miscellaneous category.

    Then, if you use their handy-dandy Register a Web Address form, they suggest:

    Secure your name in all 3 extensions (.com, .net, .org) to protect your Internet identity. Just click the box next to each additional Web Address you wish to secure.

    Of course networksolutions is the spawn of Satan, but that's what people see- so why would it matter if a .org files for an ipo?

  4. Re:Who currently owns Andover? on Andover.Net Files for IPO · · Score: 1
    > What were the terms of the acquisitions of /. and fm?
    > Were they bought outright for cash, or was it a cash and shares deal, leaving
    > CmdrTaco, Hemos and Scoop with shares in Andover?
    > If so, I hope you guys make a fortune out of it.

    There is a whole section on this in the prospectus.

    In short, there is both an employment agreement at $90k/yr and a healthy stock deal.

    See pgs. 50-51 of the Prospectus, which is to say pages 54 & 55 in the pdf numbering scheme.
  5. Re:Makes you wonder... on The Transmeta Conspiracy Part V · · Score: 2

    How's about A MARS TENT, or A SMART NET? the possibilities are endless . . .

  6. Re:The opposite extreme of "shovelware" on Yankees.Com Hits A Home Run · · Score: 1

    Gadgetware- I love it.

    Coincidence?: (Whois on gadgetware.com)

    Registrant:
    Sports Source (GADGETWARE2-DOM)
    19350 Van Ness Ave
    Torrance, CA 90501
    US

    Domain Name: GADGETWARE.COM

    What pisses me off about a site more than anything is when it loads Java for no apparent reason, on the front page.

    I'm on a fast connection (University Ether), with a reasonably fast machine (G3/400), and I still gotta sit there watching the spinning beachball while Java loads.

    There oughtta be a law: no loading Java without first telling me why it's loading and letting me opt out.

    dr. john