Complaing over what should be a standard for transfering binary data over NNTP? Doesn't anyone get it? I mean come on. Binary transportation over usenet is a hack in itself (not that it's bad) but the network just wasn't designed and isn't intended for binary distribution. There *are* better models for distributing binarys.
That said, If joe blow wants to encode his binary in X method the recipient should know how to parse the data. It isn't all about point and click. The standard will be what everyone uses.
"First, after a user buys a program, Ambrosia e-mails him or her a personalized registration code stamped with the date of purchase. Entering this code into the program activates it and ends any trial-period limits -- but the software won't accept a code older than 30 days. (Once the code checks out, Ambrosia programmer Matt Slot said, the program won't run any further tests.)"
Looks great until someone writes a keygen. If it doesen't auth with their server how secure is it?
"Even after they did write for Win 3.1 (which was a big improvement stability-wise), they wrote crappy programs."
Are you serious? One of the main reasons many used OS/2 was proper control of serial I/O and sharing of IRQ's that worked in OS/2 and never worked with Win3. I know of a number of CNC shops that used OS/2 for storage of machine code. If I remember correctly, up to a year ago they were all some type of serial network. It worked and worked flawlessly.
I live in an area with 2 local pops. Booth are local ISP's. There's no cable, ISDN or DSL for the home user. Due to the lack of competition we pay more and receive less.
Here's their latest program:
http://www.acsworld.net/images/avas.htm
They're charging for filtering spam. I can't beleive they have the nerve. Has anyone else seen an ISP trying this crap?
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Exactly. But they pay interest in "escrowed" funds, issue (or possibly just sell) credit cards, and use internal as well as the ach to clear transfers. This is new ground for banking services. I beleive that there are more then a couple states attorneys general and banking comissions looking at them.
Heck... when they were X.com they even sold a mutual fund.
This gas "battle" is in Central PA. Where there still *are* ma&pa stations. There also are a few larger chains that are participating in the battle.
Hey, I have absolutly no problem with the market determining pricing, but this IS NOT the case. The are selling at cost for 1 reason, to eliminate the sellers with shallow pockets. Then they'll jack the price up and 0wn the whole local market.
They did this with motor oil when they came to town. Branded oil at "themart" was all.99. It's now nowhere close to that pricing (for a number of other reasons)nor are there as many local retailers carying oil.
fyi.. this town was dead long before "themart" there's just not too much more demand for higher priced steel wheels or rings:-)
Sure I *love* spending the.91 a gallon I pay for premium fuel, all sparked by a Walmart gas war. They are selling at cost. They have been doing this for the past week. 2 mom and pop stations are now doing the same. I'm sure "the mart" can hang on much longer then mom and pop can.
I wonder what I'll be paying for gas when mom and pop aren't market participants (how long do you think that will be)?
todays prices....77 reg,.84 mid grade and.91 for premium.
That specific software you are mentioning was older versions of CDRWIN. Jeff Arnold the owner of Goldenhawk wrote a nice little feature into his app that would generate hidden files until your hard drive was full, if a keygen generated key was used to install.
A real asswipe. Writes an app designed to dump raw bits from CD's but doesn't want his software copied.
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Complaing over what should be a standard for transfering binary data over NNTP? Doesn't anyone get it? I mean come on. Binary transportation over usenet is a hack in itself (not that it's bad) but the network just wasn't designed and isn't intended for binary distribution. There *are* better models for distributing binarys.
That said, If joe blow wants to encode his binary in X method the recipient should know how to parse the data. It isn't all about point and click. The standard will be what everyone uses.
SEND THEM U-HAULS!
Not Food.... not money... U-HAULS. They live in a place where NOTHING GROWS!
"First, after a user buys a program, Ambrosia e-mails him or her a personalized registration code stamped with the date of purchase. Entering this code into the program activates it and ends any trial-period limits -- but the software won't accept a code older than 30 days. (Once the code checks out, Ambrosia programmer Matt Slot said, the program won't run any further tests.)"
Looks great until someone writes a keygen. If it doesen't auth with their server how secure is it?
Looks like more fluff to me.
"Even after they did write for Win 3.1 (which was a big improvement stability-wise), they wrote crappy programs."
Are you serious? One of the main reasons many used OS/2 was proper control of serial I/O and sharing of IRQ's that worked in OS/2 and never worked with Win3. I know of a number of CNC shops that used OS/2 for storage of machine code.
If I remember correctly, up to a year ago they were all some type of serial network. It worked and worked flawlessly.
"banks had a wonderful history in America of handling the dollar properly"
So did stock brokers with their tight margin requirements of the day;-)
not..
You do use an NCUA-insured bank. Still insured by our friends the feds.
When was the last time you went into a service station and got free air to fill your tires with?
as 1st post. Could it be??
wow.. tip the hat your way. My bad. IRS is ALLWAYS first and paid in full.
Payroll is paid 1st, then secured debtors next, the unsecured get the crumbs.
"AOL doesn't seem like such a bad choice for dial-up service"
Till you consider you can't use SLIP, PPP or PPoE to log on. In order to use sockets you need their bloatware installed on your boxen.
Me... I just say no to that kinda crap.
you've got an Anti-anti-cd-copying law?
We've got an anti-Anti-anti-cd-copying law
No time to warez when your busy sharing MP3's!!
"In the United States, both AT&T Wireless and VoiceStream, a T-Mobile subsidiary, are now accepting orders for the BlackBerry 5810"
ATT would be selling a GSM product when their stateside service is TDMA?
I live in an area with 2 local pops. Booth are local ISP's. There's no cable, ISDN or DSL for the home user. Due to the lack of competition we pay more and receive less.
Here's their latest program:
http://www.acsworld.net/images/avas.htm
They're charging for filtering spam. I can't beleive they have the nerve. Has anyone else seen an ISP trying this crap?
So have I. We called them....
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"-paypal is not a bank-"
Exactly. But they pay interest in "escrowed" funds, issue (or possibly just sell) credit cards, and use internal as well as the ach to clear transfers. This is new ground for banking
services. I beleive that there are more then a couple states attorneys general and banking comissions looking at them.
Heck... when they were X.com they even sold a mutual fund.
1st we had smoke signals...
........ move on now..
then we had telegraphs.....
then it was telephones......
then we had radio...........
We used to use the sneakernet to trade our favorite music on tape. Now we have compression
algos and connectivity.
There *IS* nothing new here. It's just quicker
and more convenient.
This gas "battle" is in Central PA. Where there still *are* ma&pa stations. There also are a few larger chains that are participating in the battle.
.99. It's now nowhere close to that pricing (for a number of other reasons)nor are there as many local retailers carying oil.
Hey, I have absolutly no problem with the market determining pricing, but this IS NOT the case. The are selling at cost for 1 reason, to eliminate the sellers with shallow pockets. Then they'll jack the price up and 0wn the whole local market.
They did this with motor oil when they came to town. Branded oil at "themart" was all
fyi.. this town was dead long before "themart" there's just not too much more demand for higher priced steel wheels or rings:-)
... or should I?
.91 a gallon I pay for premium fuel, all sparked by a Walmart gas war. They are selling at cost. They have been doing this for the past week. 2 mom and pop stations are now doing the same. I'm sure "the mart" can hang on much longer then mom and pop can.
.77 reg, .84 mid grade and .91 for premium.
Sure I *love* spending the
I wonder what I'll be paying for gas when mom and pop aren't market participants (how long do you think that will be)?
todays prices...
Embrace the mart? not I
That specific software you are mentioning was older versions of CDRWIN. Jeff Arnold the owner of Goldenhawk wrote a nice little feature into his app that would generate hidden files until your hard drive was full, if a keygen generated key was used to install.
A real asswipe. Writes an app designed to dump raw bits from CD's but doesn't want his software copied.
Then again.. it was a few years ago.
Time to get a new admin. 90% of all user infections are caused by Outhouse. Install another email client.
"hey, i'm not downing on OS/2 as an operating system, i'm downing on the bank for using an OS that's relatively stone-aged and almost unsupported"
IBM still receives millions for OS/2 support contracts.
And.. Dell