Many of the people who paid for the buy one, give one did so with the idea that they were spreading Open Source as well as getting computers into the hands of children that otherwise would not have them. Now that may or may not be a good thing, but that is why people thought they were doing. When you take people's money it is better to keep faith with them.
Engineers became engineers because they have no social skills.
What? Don't like generalizations? Don't think anyone can read someone's mind, let alone a whole group of people? No? Then don't be part of it.
Jus' sayin'
How are people supposed to study, earn a living, and generally get through life if there are vast parts of socieity closed off to them. It really doesn't require that much effort to make things accessible, and the gain to society as a whole is so great. It just seems mean spirited not to.
I don't know about other people, but it angers me greatly that an ISP that has already been paid by me for the bandwidth I use, gets to turn around and extort money from the providers that I access.
that is just the way I feel
If only David Boies had been able to subpoena the MyLifeBits of all the Microsoft corporate management. Honestly, can't this crowd see fifteen minutes into the future????????
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who, other than the police, knows about and can use this?
Bosch Aerospace Theater
Many of the people who paid for the buy one, give one did so with the idea that they were spreading Open Source as well as getting computers into the hands of children that otherwise would not have them. Now that may or may not be a good thing, but that is why people thought they were doing. When you take people's money it is better to keep faith with them.
'd want to see a movie that was counter RIAA Might have a problem getting a studio to fund it.
you know the RIAA is in trouble when elected politicians want to take them on.
Engineers became engineers because they have no social skills. What? Don't like generalizations? Don't think anyone can read someone's mind, let alone a whole group of people? No? Then don't be part of it. Jus' sayin'
I hope everyone reads this book. I think they make a great point about looking at business practices as security vulnerabilities.
I had forgotten about Redflag Linux.
I'm not sure if "being supported by giant corporations" was such a good idea for the so called "linux movement". my thoughts precisely.
Expelled Exposed rules.
Also, maybe you shouldn't release a work in progress.
Wow, that is a hell of a waiver.
How are people supposed to study, earn a living, and generally get through life if there are vast parts of socieity closed off to them. It really doesn't require that much effort to make things accessible, and the gain to society as a whole is so great. It just seems mean spirited not to.
Flash Hall of PR Shame
I was sorry to see the question even asked, who wants to be blind? Why can't web design instruction include the basics of 508 compliance?
this might even work in today's anti-regulatory environment.
Why wasn't it a "reasonable standard" when it was SUBMITTED?
it's not a battle we're going to win. We will see about that.
I don't know about other people, but it angers me greatly that an ISP that has already been paid by me for the bandwidth I use, gets to turn around and extort money from the providers that I access. that is just the way I feel
If only David Boies had been able to subpoena the MyLifeBits of all the Microsoft corporate management. Honestly, can't this crowd see fifteen minutes into the future????????
wow, I had not thought of, you may be on to something.
Does Comcast have a death wish? It sounds like something out of Dilbert.
She has been doing the best reporting on this issue.
The Baltimore Business Journal has discovered the story and does a good job of explaining the stakes for small business.
What company ever won a war with their customers?