They tried to start a 'service' to redirect mistyped domain names to a search engine (with ads)....
These same people also make 6 dollars per year for the 35 million.com domain names in use, and then also the.net names.
They are icky.
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Of course, one has to wonder... WWCD? What would China do? (if they had control)... or any other nation/entity vying for control...?
Mountain View, California-based VeriSign introduced a search engine in September 2003 that directed Internet users who mistype domain names like "www.example.com" to a search engine which contained advertisements
IMHO, The internet should always be 'free' (except for the cost of connection)... and I think right now its as free as it's going to be...
There is no way we can get the government to do such a thing... and such losses may even effect federal insurance and our interest rates...
Depending on how many morons there are getting hit by phishing scams, this could have a large effect.
Of course... that's assuming it ever got made into 'law'...... which I think there is more than enough uncertainty on the subject to prevent that.
I can think of a pretty big plus in the column...
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MySQL is free, that's a pretty hefty plus for many applications.... though it might not be the best choice for an enterprise wide solution just yet...
Will it dethrone any of the biggies? Not for a long time and not without improvement.
We're not talking the timescale for Linux to take ground in the desktop war, since databases are already technical... there isn't that 'learning curve' from the user (well, there is, but the 'user' shouldn't be as terrified as a Windows user switching to Linux)...:)
What is the point of the study or what not that these professors were doing?... and why publish the results out loud?
If it were true, and they release findings like that, wouldn't that be like just painting a big target sign on cellular infrastructure?... someone set me straight if I am reading these things wrongly...
Yeah, but the ones who are decent looking are usually goths... the ones who aren't goth, are usually repugnant. The ones who are goth are repugnant for other reasons.
(Teen angst is a big turn off) (Especially if they are no longer teens)
If you have a person who writes the adventure and is running a game directly... you can get real role playing...
It's a computer, until we have an AI that is nearly human-like in thought... we're not going to get true role playing on the computer, it's just how it goes.
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If you're looking for character development in RPGs, stick with table top, old bean, you'll be much happier...
It's been a slow helluva long time, IMHO there hasn't been a really good RTS since Rise of Nations.
Every single one I've played has been a disappointment since then.
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Until there is some sort of new concept in the RTS games put out on the market... things aren't going to change, either... it'll all just be rehashes of the same thing, over and over.
""" the cubicle doesn't seem all that bad when you don't actually have to be in it that often in order to do your job.;) """
Amen... I had a cubicle at one of the jobs I worked at, I was at it less than 20% of the time... the rest of the time, I was in the server room or out fixing problems somewhere.
I can honestly say I was never bothered one bit by having a cubicle... but... I did have one that was against the wall (at the end of the "cubicle hall" so to speak)... so I had more space and privacy than one of the ones in the middle (or especially those in a corner)...
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Of course, if I was programming and was at it all day, it might be another story, but I can't say for sure.
I worked at a place with shared desks, I didn't like it one bit... I like to have a little bit of space... it felt like I was in a high school science class.
Very few things regarding computers die quickly (with exceptions for the HST standard and some other things that were 'hot' for awhile but disappeared)... another example, Netware has been passing away slowly for years... if FreeBSD is going to be dying as well, it just takes time.
Hell, COBOL is still "alive" and "well"... [depending on your meanings on those two words]...;)
Slashdot Mirror
... now that we CAN live for 1,000 years ...
Who would want to?
In what STAGES would aging progress, would it just be slowed?
i.e. would I have to put up with 200 years of hip pain, drinking fiber every morning, etc...?
The questions! Oh! The QUESTIONS!
Is there anything computered-based out there that Google won't be doing in the future?
... I digress... just know that in 10 years Google win own the whole mess.
:)
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I can't wait for the Google fashion lines...
Actually, I could see them trying to push for rollable LCD panel clothing...
Everything.
Uh, yeah, that Mountain View bit isn't supposed to be there, I guess it pays to edit, eh?
I guess it goes well enough, WWCD, then I show what an American company would do.
(Pause)
No, it still looks like shite.
Oh well.
I am amazed, this topic just screamed for one...
... ...
In Soviet Russian, Beowulf cluster jokes make you!
Ugh I feel so dirty.
They tried to start a 'service' to redirect mistyped domain names to a search engine (with ads)....
.com domain names in use, and then also the .net names.
... or any other nation/entity vying for control...?
... and I think right now its as free as it's going to be...
These same people also make 6 dollars per year for the 35 million
They are icky.
===
Of course, one has to wonder... WWCD? What would China do? (if they had control)
Mountain View, California-based VeriSign introduced a search engine in September 2003 that directed Internet users who mistype domain names like "www.example.com" to a search engine which contained advertisements
IMHO, The internet should always be 'free' (except for the cost of connection)
Oh no! This will give the zinc and magnesium cartels a strangehold on the world economy!
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It definately sounds too good to be true, but I guess we'll see in a couple of years when the thing goes commercial, eh?
Yeah! Amen!
You don't need IT to run a company, just like you don't need oil to run a car!
Just don't expect it to run very well or for very long.
On top of any work they had to do before touching code, like quality assurance and testing...
Not much of a surprise that they were a bit sloppy, really, since it appeals to people who think that OSS would bring about the end of the FCC...
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Good show on pointing out one of the flaws, though!
... well, indie gamers can do their job out of sheer love alone and release it for free.
:)
Something that Electronic Arts will never do.
If that would happen, wouldn't that make the moon red all the time?
I wonder how many of these sites have more than porn or warez on them...? Or how many of these hostnames are set up for nasty purposes?
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There'd be something worth knowing... so I could shudder in fear every night for the rest of my life.
(or shudder with the anticipation of warez...? )
However, it doesn't seem very feasible.
... which I think there is more than enough uncertainty on the subject to prevent that.
There is no way we can get the government to do such a thing... and such losses may even effect federal insurance and our interest rates...
Depending on how many morons there are getting hit by phishing scams, this could have a large effect.
Of course... that's assuming it ever got made into 'law'...
MySQL is free, that's a pretty hefty plus for many applications. ... though it might not be the best choice for an enterprise wide solution just yet...
:)
Will it dethrone any of the biggies? Not for a long time and not without improvement.
We're not talking the timescale for Linux to take ground in the desktop war, since databases are already technical... there isn't that 'learning curve' from the user (well, there is, but the 'user' shouldn't be as terrified as a Windows user switching to Linux)...
What is the point of the study or what not that these professors were doing? ... and why publish the results out loud?
... someone set me straight if I am reading these things wrongly...
If it were true, and they release findings like that, wouldn't that be like just painting a big target sign on cellular infrastructure?
Yeah, but the ones who are decent looking are usually goths... the ones who aren't goth, are usually repugnant. The ones who are goth are repugnant for other reasons.
(Teen angst is a big turn off)
(Especially if they are no longer teens)
If you have a person who writes the adventure and is running a game directly... you can get real role playing...
It's a computer, until we have an AI that is nearly human-like in thought... we're not going to get true role playing on the computer, it's just how it goes.
===
If you're looking for character development in RPGs, stick with table top, old bean, you'll be much happier...
It's been a slow helluva long time, IMHO there hasn't been a really good RTS since Rise of Nations.
Every single one I've played has been a disappointment since then.
===
Until there is some sort of new concept in the RTS games put out on the market... things aren't going to change, either... it'll all just be rehashes of the same thing, over and over.
""" ;)
...
the cubicle doesn't seem all that bad when you don't actually have to be in it that often in order to do your job.
"""
Amen... I had a cubicle at one of the jobs I worked at, I was at it less than 20% of the time... the rest of the time, I was in the server room or out fixing problems somewhere.
I can honestly say I was never bothered one bit by having a cubicle... but... I did have one that was against the wall (at the end of the "cubicle hall" so to speak)... so I had more space and privacy than one of the ones in the middle (or especially those in a corner)
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Of course, if I was programming and was at it all day, it might be another story, but I can't say for sure.
I worked at a place with shared desks, I didn't like it one bit... I like to have a little bit of space... it felt like I was in a high school science class.
Very few things regarding computers die quickly (with exceptions for the HST standard and some other things that were 'hot' for awhile but disappeared) ... another example, Netware has been passing away slowly for years... if FreeBSD is going to be dying as well, it just takes time.
... [depending on your meanings on those two words]... ;)
Hell, COBOL is still "alive" and "well"
So, now that we have people cataloging it... how about shutting down sites that are full of it, or blocking them from the 'net?
Yeesh.
I'd try it, but I'm afraid it'd give me gas! *rimshot*
Taiwan might be able to get Google to change... they sure as hell aren't going to get global recognition...
Sadly, Taiwan is doomed unless the US wants to provoke a third world war... which I hope to God they don't.
Google is "calling it in the air" as they say.
[Or should I say 'Wow! My anus is bleeding' chips] ... Or even 3D Doritos. Those were gross.