One would have to be an idiot to believe anything any of these entities say. What a waste that Slashdot gives them credibility by pretending they're telling the truth.
So, everyone pays even though only a small percentage do it? Then the Porn industry will want their $5 next, and then the Movie industry, etc.... This could get expensive REAL, I mean REAL, fast......Just sayin'......
The patents in question have to do with routing the calls to a conventional phone network if I remember right. How is it that Vonage is violating these patents, and can't find a workaround, while there are other VOIP services out there that do the exact same thing? How are those other services not violating the same patents? Or are they but they just haven't been sued yet? Cause if Vonage goes under I'd switch to another VOIP provider but I don't want to keep switching as each one gets sued out of existence.
Could have sworn I also said she was a carpetbagger. You don't even know what that means do you? LOL. And yes, I have no doubt she stayed with him for political gain. Either way, we'ver had enough Clintons in the white house, just as we've had enough Bush's. I wouldn't vote for either one with all the scandals they've created.
I'm not a fan of drunk driving....BUT....I don't like this type of thing.
1) The stats regarding drunk driving are inflated. Any accident that happens where anyone has had anything to drink is recorded as an alcohol related accident, whether alcohol was involved or not.
2) If this becomes a standard feature it will increase the cost of the vehicle while only actually having an effect on a miniscule percentage of the people who buy cars.
3) The potential issues if this feature malfunctions or even does it's job at the wrong time have already been discussed.
I have no problem with this type of technology. Just make those who need it acquire on their own as part of a sentence as is done now. Forcing everyone to get it is a waste of money and an inconvenience to those who aren't drunk drivers.
I've been an ardent Novell supporter for 15 years and am a certified CNE on NW 4.x and 5.x. They've been messed up at marketing for a long time but always made great technology. Now I feel they've abandoned the tech community, after finally finding a path that might lead to their long term existence after Netware. I'll never again support or recommend Novell products to anyone, no matter what their clearly biased surveys say.
When the net was born, or even just at an earlier time in it's existence, it was simply about the exchange of information. There was even a code of conduct called netiquette that defined how you acted on the Internet. The growth of the net and it's commercialization has changed the way it is used and what behavior is considered acceptable. However, there was a time when you might have been chastised for posting ads on a website, just like the first spammer was. So, are we violating the social contract by blocking these ads or are websites that post ads actually the ones violating the ORIGINAL social contract of the Internet?
Because the RIAA and MPAA are full of it. There has been no proof that they are losing money as a result of illegal downloading; in fact, many independent studies suggest that they are not losing money or that they are actually increasing sales because of downloading. Additionally, as someone who has never downloaded something illegally, I find their practice of limiting my ability to copy my legally purchased media abhorrent. They are taking away my rights of fair use under the guise of losing money.
I think this is the dumbest thing I've ever read. MS keeps it's monopoly by tieing you to Windows applications, not drivers. How many pieces of h/w do you have that came with a driver disk that was more current than Windows? Heck, you can't install a wireless card most of the time unless you install the driver from the CD before even installing the h/w.
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One would have to be an idiot to believe anything any of these entities say. What a waste that Slashdot gives them credibility by pretending they're telling the truth.
So, everyone pays even though only a small percentage do it? Then the Porn industry will want their $5 next, and then the Movie industry, etc.... This could get expensive REAL, I mean REAL, fast......Just sayin'......
Just like downloading music is stealing from the RIAA......
The patents in question have to do with routing the calls to a conventional phone network if I remember right. How is it that Vonage is violating these patents, and can't find a workaround, while there are other VOIP services out there that do the exact same thing? How are those other services not violating the same patents? Or are they but they just haven't been sued yet? Cause if Vonage goes under I'd switch to another VOIP provider but I don't want to keep switching as each one gets sued out of existence.
This isn't an allegation. Intel has acknowledged losing documents. URL:http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/bus iness/16843055.htm
Could have sworn I also said she was a carpetbagger. You don't even know what that means do you? LOL. And yes, I have no doubt she stayed with him for political gain. Either way, we'ver had enough Clintons in the white house, just as we've had enough Bush's. I wouldn't vote for either one with all the scandals they've created.
She's a carpetbagger who stayed with her cheating husband for political gain. Why would I trust a word coming out of her mouth?
I'm not a fan of drunk driving....BUT....I don't like this type of thing. 1) The stats regarding drunk driving are inflated. Any accident that happens where anyone has had anything to drink is recorded as an alcohol related accident, whether alcohol was involved or not. 2) If this becomes a standard feature it will increase the cost of the vehicle while only actually having an effect on a miniscule percentage of the people who buy cars. 3) The potential issues if this feature malfunctions or even does it's job at the wrong time have already been discussed. I have no problem with this type of technology. Just make those who need it acquire on their own as part of a sentence as is done now. Forcing everyone to get it is a waste of money and an inconvenience to those who aren't drunk drivers.
I've been an ardent Novell supporter for 15 years and am a certified CNE on NW 4.x and 5.x. They've been messed up at marketing for a long time but always made great technology. Now I feel they've abandoned the tech community, after finally finding a path that might lead to their long term existence after Netware. I'll never again support or recommend Novell products to anyone, no matter what their clearly biased surveys say.
to tell us that both are good and some people will prefer one to the other? didn't we all already know that?
When the net was born, or even just at an earlier time in it's existence, it was simply about the exchange of information. There was even a code of conduct called netiquette that defined how you acted on the Internet. The growth of the net and it's commercialization has changed the way it is used and what behavior is considered acceptable. However, there was a time when you might have been chastised for posting ads on a website, just like the first spammer was. So, are we violating the social contract by blocking these ads or are websites that post ads actually the ones violating the ORIGINAL social contract of the Internet?
Because the RIAA and MPAA are full of it. There has been no proof that they are losing money as a result of illegal downloading; in fact, many independent studies suggest that they are not losing money or that they are actually increasing sales because of downloading. Additionally, as someone who has never downloaded something illegally, I find their practice of limiting my ability to copy my legally purchased media abhorrent. They are taking away my rights of fair use under the guise of losing money.
I think this is the dumbest thing I've ever read. MS keeps it's monopoly by tieing you to Windows applications, not drivers. How many pieces of h/w do you have that came with a driver disk that was more current than Windows? Heck, you can't install a wireless card most of the time unless you install the driver from the CD before even installing the h/w.