I don't know too much about the technical aspect of this option, but there are some drawbacks I see.
* Who decides the prime numbers to be multiplied? The sender? In that case it's no big deal to send a couple of thousand mails with the same product (possibly with the same timestamp, if that is also a factor in the calculation)
* If the recepient also has to calculate the product to verify the mail is legitimate, isn't the recepient also paying a penalty?
And what next? Police going off the streets for a day to "simulate" what crime would be like without them. What about fireman or paramedics? Even if you don't consider emergency services, there are still other examples that I can point out. Just as an example, how would anyone like to be going on a long-distance journey, to find that all the highway rest-stop's bathrooms are locked because the operators are complaining/striking against something?
I agree that Spamhaus is not an "essential" service, as compared to say, a fire department or the police, but they provide a useful service and are compensated for that. Who do you think is going to profit by them stopping their services for even an hour? The users, or the courts? It's the spammers who win.
While I don't have any ideas on how they can make their point to the public, I do know that stopping their services is the wrong way to go about doing it.
And that's because you went in for a burger. If you choose an Indian meal, and are not very particular, there are plenty of places that provide a full meal with rice, roti (Indian bread) and two vegetables for around $0.25-0.30. To give you an idea about other expenses, a cup of tea will set you back by $0.04, a phone call $0.02 (landline) or $0.03(mobile, incoming calls free), busfare $0.1 (commuter) $1.6 (long-distance - 180km/110 miles).
As a student I used to live on about $1 - $1.5 a day. This took care of all expenses including food, going out for movies etc. (But did not include clothing, and rent, which came to about $60 - 70 a year. College tuition (CompSci) came to $35 a year). Of course, I studied in a small university town and things are more expensive in the big cities. At the same time, it gets much cheaper out in the small towns and villages.
I don't see why providing the GMail service and using usage information should be mutually exclusive. I don't work for Google or have any affiliation with them, but expecting them to provide the services they do for free is going too far.
Using GMail or www.google.com/ig is optional. Nobody is forced into doing it. And in my opinion, Google does a very good job about being upfront about the fact that it uses your information to target advertisements. Also, keep in mind that Google also provides the basic search service without the need for anyone to login or provide any personal information.
The moment you depend upon a third party to provide a service of any kind you are giving up a little bit of your privacy. That third party can be anyone, from Google to the shop around the corner. It is upto you to decide upon whether you value your perivacy or your convenience more, whenever you perform a transaction, and this is something most of us do naturally. For example, if you're a kid, and want to buy a pack of cigarettes (or anything other forbidden article), there's no way you're going to buy them from the store across the street, you'd go to the vending machine as far away from anybody your parents might know.
And with regard, to the Government getting access to that data... wouldn't they get it anyway? If not from Google, then from your ISP, your bank, your credit card, your employer or the stores you frequent? If you want to deny the Government access to your information, I'm afraid you'll need to move... into the rainforest perhaps, and limit your communication to face-to-face conversations with nothing written down.
I don't know about 'other companies', but AOL received the rights to bundle IE as part of it's service after an out of court settlement with Microsoft regarding an unrelated suit initiated by AOL.
The N-Gage QD has reverted back to a more conventional position for the microphone and speaker. It was the earlier N-Gage that became (in)famous for people sprouting an elephant ear.
I was lucky enough to witness a commando assault training exercise where a team of eight naval commandoes blasted apart a structure representing an oil rig. I was in a viewing gallery almost 500 feet away. When the explosives went off, the sound was loud enough, but much more impressive was the shock wave (I think it's called a concussion wave, but I'm not sure) hit us, it felt like a hard punch to the chest.
More interestingly, from a gaming point of view, while games represent the sound of the explosion quite accurately, what lacks from the realism are the associated sounds, like the sound of debris falling back into the water, the fat that you go partially deaf for a few moments after the explosion etc.
I don't know about other PC vendors, but I used to work for Dell.
The copy of Windows xp provided with Dell computers is keyed to work only with Dell computers. After install Windows XP checks if the BIOS belongs to a Dell computer (These are slightly modified Phoenix & Award BIOSes). If the BIOS contains a string identifying it as a Dell original, then Windows XP does not require activation. If WinXP was installed on a non-Dell BIOS, the installation proceeds as normal, but will require you to activate the product.
You didn't mention if you were a resident of the US or not. But AFAIK only US contributions can only be accepted from US residents.
Could somebody clarify this?
The organization I work for (A Major US ISP) makes it a policy that no associate on calls can access your entire credit card number, or your entire SSN. The only information available to them is the last four digits.
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Check out MediaMonkey.
It imports virtually all settings from iTunes and is extremely customizable. You can also use most Winamp plugins with it.
Tuesday, 12th December. The next Patch Tuesday.
If that's an issue, would'nt it be much simpler to simply unplug your earphones from your iPod and plug them into the other?
I don't know too much about the technical aspect of this option, but there are some drawbacks I see.
* Who decides the prime numbers to be multiplied? The sender? In that case it's no big deal to send a couple of thousand mails with the same product (possibly with the same timestamp, if that is also a factor in the calculation)
* If the recepient also has to calculate the product to verify the mail is legitimate, isn't the recepient also paying a penalty?
And what next? Police going off the streets for a day to "simulate" what crime would be like without them. What about fireman or paramedics? Even if you don't consider emergency services, there are still other examples that I can point out. Just as an example, how would anyone like to be going on a long-distance journey, to find that all the highway rest-stop's bathrooms are locked because the operators are complaining/striking against something?
I agree that Spamhaus is not an "essential" service, as compared to say, a fire department or the police, but they provide a useful service and are compensated for that. Who do you think is going to profit by them stopping their services for even an hour? The users, or the courts? It's the spammers who win.
While I don't have any ideas on how they can make their point to the public, I do know that stopping their services is the wrong way to go about doing it.
And that's because you went in for a burger. If you choose an Indian meal, and are not very particular, there are plenty of places that provide a full meal with rice, roti (Indian bread) and two vegetables for around $0.25-0.30. To give you an idea about other expenses, a cup of tea will set you back by $0.04, a phone call $0.02 (landline) or $0.03(mobile, incoming calls free), busfare $0.1 (commuter) $1.6 (long-distance - 180km/110 miles).
As a student I used to live on about $1 - $1.5 a day. This took care of all expenses including food, going out for movies etc. (But did not include clothing, and rent, which came to about $60 - 70 a year. College tuition (CompSci) came to $35 a year). Of course, I studied in a small university town and things are more expensive in the big cities. At the same time, it gets much cheaper out in the small towns and villages.
I don't see why providing the GMail service and using usage information should be mutually exclusive. I don't work for Google or have any affiliation with them, but expecting them to provide the services they do for free is going too far.
Using GMail or www.google.com/ig is optional. Nobody is forced into doing it. And in my opinion, Google does a very good job about being upfront about the fact that it uses your information to target advertisements. Also, keep in mind that Google also provides the basic search service without the need for anyone to login or provide any personal information.
The moment you depend upon a third party to provide a service of any kind you are giving up a little bit of your privacy. That third party can be anyone, from Google to the shop around the corner. It is upto you to decide upon whether you value your perivacy or your convenience more, whenever you perform a transaction, and this is something most of us do naturally. For example, if you're a kid, and want to buy a pack of cigarettes (or anything other forbidden article), there's no way you're going to buy them from the store across the street, you'd go to the vending machine as far away from anybody your parents might know.
And with regard, to the Government getting access to that data... wouldn't they get it anyway? If not from Google, then from your ISP, your bank, your credit card, your employer or the stores you frequent? If you want to deny the Government access to your information, I'm afraid you'll need to move... into the rainforest perhaps, and limit your communication to face-to-face conversations with nothing written down.
I don't know about 'other companies', but AOL received the rights to bundle IE as part of it's service after an out of court settlement with Microsoft regarding an unrelated suit initiated by AOL.
The N-Gage QD has reverted back to a more conventional position for the microphone and speaker. It was the earlier N-Gage that became (in)famous for people sprouting an elephant ear.
I was lucky enough to witness a commando assault training exercise where a team of eight naval commandoes blasted apart a structure representing an oil rig. I was in a viewing gallery almost 500 feet away. When the explosives went off, the sound was loud enough, but much more impressive was the shock wave (I think it's called a concussion wave, but I'm not sure) hit us, it felt like a hard punch to the chest.
More interestingly, from a gaming point of view, while games represent the sound of the explosion quite accurately, what lacks from the realism are the associated sounds, like the sound of debris falling back into the water, the fat that you go partially deaf for a few moments after the explosion etc.
I don't know about other PC vendors, but I used to work for Dell.
The copy of Windows xp provided with Dell computers is keyed to work only with Dell computers. After install Windows XP checks if the BIOS belongs to a Dell computer (These are slightly modified Phoenix & Award BIOSes). If the BIOS contains a string identifying it as a Dell original, then Windows XP does not require activation. If WinXP was installed on a non-Dell BIOS, the installation proceeds as normal, but will require you to activate the product.
Mod parent up please. (+1 Funny)
You didn't mention if you were a resident of the US or not. But AFAIK only US contributions can only be accepted from US residents. Could somebody clarify this?
Mod parent Informative please.
Mod parent funny. Where are my Mod points when I need them?
The organization I work for (A Major US ISP) makes it a policy that no associate on calls can access your entire credit card number, or your entire SSN. The only information available to them is the last four digits.
That's quite likely, because for a long time VSNL was India's only ISP. So ANY India based spammer would have to use it.