Nice idea, but ineffective. The problem with spam is that there will always be people who respond to it, because they're uneducated. And because of them, spammers stay in business and the rest of us have to suffer.
The downside is that many people use hands-on browsing to find books they want, which won't be possible when the books are in digital format.
They can still do that at bookstores. The difference is that the bookstore will only have one copy of the book on display. You then tell the sales person you want to buy that book, and he will print it for you right there. The copy on display remains on display. And since there's only one copy on display, there's more room for different books, so bookstores will have an even greater variety of books on display. It's win/win for everyone.
I don't think you understand the type of people the original poster is talking about. His students aren't going to college, and they aren't going to learn how to think. They're uneducated, untrained individuals who need a few buzzwords on their resume in order to get a job that pays more than $18K per year!
I agree. Just make sure your students know that there are other programs out there, and that the #1 reason why they're learning to use these programs is because that's what most employers use, not because they're something really superior about them. Let them know that there are lots of other programs out there, all of which cost less, and some of which are even free and still do 90% of what MS Office does.
The DOJ has a web site dealing with Internet fraud here: http://www.ifccfbi.gov/. There, you can find a link to a page with instructions on how to report this. I suggest EVERYONE follows these instructions. If enough people do that, the DOJ will notice and take action.
The NYT has professionals that evaluate all the news stories and make judgements as to what to put up front. Because they're very good at it, you get high-quality journalism on relevant topics on the front page. Trash news sites like ABCNews.com and CNN.com think that "American Idol" is just as important as the situation with Iraq.
However, Google News has an advantage in that it covers news sites from all over the world, and presumably the more coverage an issue gets, the more prominently it is displayed. This technically provides less bias in news stories (i.e. not so US-centric).
The Toronto Virtual File System for OS/2 does exactly this. It lets you combine multiple directories into one mount point. You can even designate individual directories as read/write or read-only. It's used by OS/2 developers a lot. You can overlay a read-write empty directory onto a read-only directory that has the SDK in it. Whenever you change a file, the changed file gets written to the read-write directory, hiding the read-only version.
Here's an idea: create a proxy filter that sits before the web filter. Every time someone tries to access a web site, the proxy will examine what the web filter returns. If it's blocked, then the proxy will add the URL to a list. A web server will then display that list, updated in real time. Eventually, you'll have a pretty accurate list of what the proxy blocks, and everyone will be able to see it.
VMWare costs $300, half that if you're a student. You can set it up so that whenever she launches VMWare, it automatically launches PrintShop. That way, she can use Linux for everything but PrintShop.
... and in my opinion, it has always been wrong. The photographer charges less for her time than it's worth, but tries to make up for it in overpriced photographic prints. That business model is almost as flawed as "We take a loss in every sale, but we make up for it in volume!"
It would be more fair for everyone if the photographer just charged for his time, and then charged a fair amount for reprints. The end result should be about the same cost.
In fact, a wise photographer would offer two payment plans: the traditional one, and one that charges more per hour for taking photographs but offers the negatives and lower-cost reprints. People who don't want to make their prints can pay the photographer to do it.
Another stupid Ask Slashdot. Just figure out how much it would cost, divide the amount by the number of members, and ask all of them if they'd be willing to pay.
Agreed. Burton just created a lawsuit for itself. All we need is one person to get into an accident while listening to his suit, and it's all over for Jake Burton.
Agreed, this really isn't symbolic of capitalism at all. This is Apple sending Quark a message, no more, no less. And frankly, I'm glad. Quark has been pissing on Mac users for years, so it's about time they were bitchslapped. However, it is rather "Microsoftian" of Apple, so I apologize for being a hypocrite, but I think Apple's decision is the lesser of two evils.
Yes, but newer versions of any software product include new features, which means new code, which means new security holes, so it all balances out. I would say that 7.3 should be more secure than 7.2 (on average), but you can't really compare 7.3 with anything older than 7.0.
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Nice idea, but ineffective. The problem with spam is that there will always be people who respond to it, because they're uneducated. And because of them, spammers stay in business and the rest of us have to suffer.
It will set a precedent that will hopefully scare some of the others.
They can still do that at bookstores. The difference is that the bookstore will only have one copy of the book on display. You then tell the sales person you want to buy that book, and he will print it for you right there. The copy on display remains on display. And since there's only one copy on display, there's more room for different books, so bookstores will have an even greater variety of books on display. It's win/win for everyone.
I don't think you understand the type of people the original poster is talking about. His students aren't going to college, and they aren't going to learn how to think. They're uneducated, untrained individuals who need a few buzzwords on their resume in order to get a job that pays more than $18K per year!
I agree. Just make sure your students know that there are other programs out there, and that the #1 reason why they're learning to use these programs is because that's what most employers use, not because they're something really superior about them. Let them know that there are lots of other programs out there, all of which cost less, and some of which are even free and still do 90% of what MS Office does.
The DOJ has a web site dealing with Internet fraud here: http://www.ifccfbi.gov/. There, you can find a link to a page with instructions on how to report this. I suggest EVERYONE follows these instructions. If enough people do that, the DOJ will notice and take action.
So would the prison population. What your suggesting is illegal.
I read the BBC news website every day, and I still think the NYT is better.
However, Google News has an advantage in that it covers news sites from all over the world, and presumably the more coverage an issue gets, the more prominently it is displayed. This technically provides less bias in news stories (i.e. not so US-centric).
So, I read both sites.
to Zero, to reflect his new income level.
The Toronto Virtual File System for OS/2 does exactly this. It lets you combine multiple directories into one mount point. You can even designate individual directories as read/write or read-only. It's used by OS/2 developers a lot. You can overlay a read-write empty directory onto a read-only directory that has the SDK in it. Whenever you change a file, the changed file gets written to the read-write directory, hiding the read-only version.
No, it's not. The Macs are more powerful.
Here's an idea: create a proxy filter that sits before the web filter. Every time someone tries to access a web site, the proxy will examine what the web filter returns. If it's blocked, then the proxy will add the URL to a list. A web server will then display that list, updated in real time. Eventually, you'll have a pretty accurate list of what the proxy blocks, and everyone will be able to see it.
It's so the government can re-sell the frequencies used for analog TV. I bet they'll be doing the same thing to AM/FM in 10 years.
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Is more competition still good if it costs some American engineers their jobs?
The question is, is that worth $300 to you?
Even if the thread is starved? That's pretty radical. I can't imagine a use for that.
It would be more fair for everyone if the photographer just charged for his time, and then charged a fair amount for reprints. The end result should be about the same cost.
In fact, a wise photographer would offer two payment plans: the traditional one, and one that charges more per hour for taking photographs but offers the negatives and lower-cost reprints. People who don't want to make their prints can pay the photographer to do it.
Another stupid Ask Slashdot. Just figure out how much it would cost, divide the amount by the number of members, and ask all of them if they'd be willing to pay.
Agreed. Burton just created a lawsuit for itself. All we need is one person to get into an accident while listening to his suit, and it's all over for Jake Burton.
Agreed, this really isn't symbolic of capitalism at all. This is Apple sending Quark a message, no more, no less. And frankly, I'm glad. Quark has been pissing on Mac users for years, so it's about time they were bitchslapped. However, it is rather "Microsoftian" of Apple, so I apologize for being a hypocrite, but I think Apple's decision is the lesser of two evils.
I've read the web site, but I still don't really understand what UML is. How is it different from something like VMWare?
Yes, but newer versions of any software product include new features, which means new code, which means new security holes, so it all balances out. I would say that 7.3 should be more secure than 7.2 (on average), but you can't really compare 7.3 with anything older than 7.0.