If they control distribution of the material and they are providing free downloads, weren't the just giving away their own stuff? Not quite the same way as Prince was, but still.
Al Capone wasn't arrested for bootlegging, but for not paying taxes. Let's see here - that is a tough decision. Booze or taxes... booze or taxes... I guess I'll have to flip a coin.;-)
Enough. Just let it go. Please. For your own good. I'll trade you some karma if you just let it go. I already have enough Karma, but I'd trade you for an iPhone. Oh, wait, that kind of defeats the purpose. [Emily Litella] Never mind. [/Emily Litella]
I also posted about my concerns on the Apple iPhone discussion forums, but my post was quickly removed. There are several threads in the iPhone forums mentioning that 64-bit Windows isn't supported. I'm guessing Mizled's iPhone post may have been removed because it might have been less charming than this one about his iPod calling iTunes 7 Junk and crappy software. I don't think Apple should remove a legitimate post (and Mizled's iPhone issues are definitely legit), but perhaps it was a little too unpleasant (and who can blame him after dropping $$$ on an iPhone).
Meanwhile, 15 hours of tech support hold time later -- still can't make a call. If your new iPhone wasn't working maybe you shouldn't have used it to call tech support.;-)
"Virtually all of our stores sold out of the iPhone last night," AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said, declining to specify how many units had been sold. I guess selling out means the AT&T stores can't screw things up any more, can they?
"There are some whose activation process is being delayed and that's something that can happen in a launch like this and we're resolving those on a case-by-case basis," Siegel said. ... but I could be wrong;-)
While AT&T performed credit checks on customers who came to its stores to buy the iPhone on Friday, Apple stores did not.
When it came to activating the device, AT&T customers were given a code to tap into iTunes, proving they were already approved for the service and allowing them to skip some steps in the online process. Apple customers would have to go through that process at home in front of their computer.
If they found out that they did not meet the requirements, they would be offered the option of signing up for a prepaid plan I guess AT&T isn't handling everything badly.
I just love how the three UK terror attacks (well, two were *attempted* attacks) have received ABSOLUTELY ZERO coverage on Slashdot, but this small story is front-page news here. I'm sure that if the two cars loaded with explosives would have had WiFi triggers rather than plain old cell phone triggers it would have shown up on/. Better yet, if those cars were full of Vivoleum instead of gasoline Exxon could have sent their Brute Squad after the bastards that planted those bombs.
Of course, it would be horribly ironic if they came forward and claimed they did it as retaliation against their ISP.
Wouldn't it have been a master stroke by the Yes Men if they had faked their own ISP into taking them down by making the complaint themselves? This isn't George Bluth Sr. we're talking about here.;-)
less than 2% of authors in Usenet newsgroups are likely to be the helpful 'answer person' type And the other 98% think they're helpful 'answer people'.
Small nit, but if ghosts are involved, it's no long 'sci fi' and is now 'fantasy'. Unless the ghosts are on a space ship... and it's not an episode of Scooby Doo.
So if I do internet browsing (online bank transactions included) using a LiveCD of BSD or GNU/Linux can I just send them a copy of the CD I use? No... who do you think they are, NetFlix?;-)
a computer or device that does not have appropriate protective software and operating system installed and up to date Who determines what an appropriate protective operating system is? Does that rule out XP SP1? (or Win2K. Win ME, Win 98, etc) Does lack of AV software on my Mac or Linux box define my computer as 'unprotected'? And does 'up to date' refer to the AV definitions, the OS patches or just the latest & greatest releases (such as Vista and/or IE 7)?
Now don't mod me troll, but remind me again, what is so horrific about paper ballots? I'm sure there are many opinions on this but I believe a primary problem with paper ballots is: speed. We want the results now, now,
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! We don't want to wait until tomorrow or the day after. I could blame the media or the internet or a few other things - but it comes down to all of us (well, not Linux users, their pretty cool, but the rest of us).
We live in an impatient society that doesn't want to wait. Not reading the articles on/. is a prime example (of which I too am guilty from time to time). Now that I read this post, I think I have a case of Linux envy.
Is why the HELL anyone is trying to build a voting machine around an unsecureable platform in the first place? Because you can't rig an election if the voting machines are secure.
I'm no fan of MS in any way, shape or form, but I can completely understand their reluctance to hand over their source code. In this day and age there is a good chance that it would be leaked faster than you can say BitTorrent.
If the price of admission into the eVoting game is handing over their source code then they made a wise business decision. It's far too small of a market for MS to chance exposing Windows source (and all the security breaches that would soon follow). In the big picture of things, MS made the right decision. That aside, they still suck for trying to sneak that amendment in.
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If they control distribution of the material and they are providing free downloads, weren't the just giving away their own stuff? Not quite the same way as Prince was, but still.
... like a lot more fun than an iPhone. Plus it doesn't require a 2 year AT&T commitment ;-)
... I multi-touch a MacBook in a Apple Store I get dirty looks from the employees.
- iTunes for Windows
I guess the folks at Apple Stores and AT&T stores should be very specific when asking about your OS.Does no '64-bit Windows' mean that no AMD Athlon users can sync their iPhones? I wonder if this is a little bonus for Intel?
When it came to activating the device, AT&T customers were given a code to tap into iTunes, proving they were already approved for the service and allowing them to skip some steps in the online process. Apple customers would have to go through that process at home in front of their computer.
If they found out that they did not meet the requirements, they would be offered the option of signing up for a prepaid plan I guess AT&T isn't handling everything badly.
Of course, it would be horribly ironic if they came forward and claimed they did it as retaliation against their ISP.
... the very best parts that were left over from the X-Box 360 repair program!
- now
! We don't want to wait until tomorrow or the day after. I could blame the media or the internet or a few other things - but it comes down to all of us (well, not Linux users, their pretty cool, but the rest of us).We live in an impatient society that doesn't want to wait. Not reading the articles on
I'm no fan of MS in any way, shape or form, but I can completely understand their reluctance to hand over their source code. In this day and age there is a good chance that it would be leaked faster than you can say BitTorrent.
If the price of admission into the eVoting game is handing over their source code then they made a wise business decision. It's far too small of a market for MS to chance exposing Windows source (and all the security breaches that would soon follow). In the big picture of things, MS made the right decision. That aside, they still suck for trying to sneak that amendment in.
... in a long battle for transparent eVoting, but I'll take it.
I'm guessing they didn't offer a very good class is raising venture capital. Or maybe they just didn't have Jolt Cola in the vending machines.