I think I'd be happy if my ISP implemented this so-called "email tax", provided that it was applied directly to lowering my bill. I pay $50 a month - which is about average for cable broadband in the US (in my experience). Anything that lowers my cost is welcome. Plus, I have *never* used my ISP provided email address, so I'd never see a single piece of certified spam from this endeavor. I don't see a downside.
Now if my ISP were to use this money for purposes other than lowering my bill - or perhaps increasing my speeds - I'd be entirely against this idea.
The funny thing about this is that I'm a CS guy, and my wife is a bio girl...with a PhD. Even more amusing is that, in my experience, this pattern is quite common. I'd say at least 50% of the women my wife has worked with (researchers in various biology/chemistry fields at multiple research universities) are involved with tech guys (CS or some other form of engineering). So, all you single geeks, don't give up! There is a female bio geek waiting for you somewhere.
Don't you all get it? IT'S A TRAP!! This was overheard at RIAA headquarters a few days ago (the names have been changed to protect the bastards).
Joe: Hey Mike, I just discovered this GUBA thing. I can download all the porn I want for only $15 a month!
Mike: Awesome! What else do they have?
Joe: Dunno. I've only used it for porn so far. Let's check it out... HOLY SHIT! There's all kinds of pirated music on here! We gotta shut this down...but what about my porn?
Mike: So, this usenet thing is pretty big, right? How can find every usenet provider?
Joe: Good question...
Mike: I have an idea. We can post a story on/. that praises GUBA. Then, sit back as we watch all the/. posters make comments like "GUBA sux, xyz is soooo much better". Once we have the names of all the competing usenet providers, we can swoop in and shut them all down.
Joe: Excellent idea. Is it ok if I keep using it for porn until we have to shut it down?
Mike: I don't see why not...
Joe: Hey Mike, isn't that your wife? What's she doing with that cow???
...but I think I see Pendergast's point (kinda). In general, when management forces the use of a technology, regardless of the requirements/use model of each department, it's a bad thing. Now, I'm not aware of any reason the OpenDocument spec wouldn't provide all the needed functionality, but one may exist. In that case, it would be nice if they could choose to use another format. I just hate to dictate what technology other people must use. I prefer the approach that our Malaysian friends are taking, where if all other things are equal the OSS product wins.
StarOffice/OpenOffice.org programmers could capitalize on this, save companies the trouble or burden of training.
Are you implying that users would require training to go from Office <= 2003 to Office 12, but not to switch to OpenOffice.org? I can see the "if you have to get training anyway" argument working for a switch to OOo. But not the "Office 12 requires training, but OOo wouldn't" argument.
Everything I've seen says that climate scientists say there's no connection at all. The only place I've seen any connection put forward as a fact are people who write letters to the editor in the NY Times and similar papers.
That's funny cuz the only place I've seen any claims of no connection is from people who post comments on/. and similar websites.
Then again, I haven't really looked elsewhere for data either way...
...they currently think the main effect of global warming will be stronger hurricanes, not more hurricanes
Aren't hurricanes formed when tropical storms get stronger? And tropical storms come from regular storms that get stronger, right? So, if the theory is that global warming will make storms stronger, couldn't that cause some otherwise non-tropical storms to become tropical? Likewise, perhaps some otherwise only tropical storms would grow into hurricanes, thus increasing the number of hurricanes? I'm no hurricane expert, but that seems to make sense to me...
My understanding is that there is a 1-800 number you can call if you can't get the website to work. That should take care of anyone not able (willing?) to use Internet Exploder.
What's that you say? Bank of America is offering free internet access? Geez...first google and now BoA. What is it with all these companies buying up dark fiber and using it give away free Internet access?
Is that really the most important question? For those that already own an xbox, it's not a huge deal. Sure, you'd have to have that extra monster box under your tv, but you'll be able to play the games. And how many people that don't own an xbox will want to play xbox games on the 360? I'm sure there would be some...especially during the first few months. But in the long run, I don't think that the investment shows enough return to go nuts trying to get *every* game working properly.
How many cross-platform games took advantage of the xbox HD beyond save-game storage? I don't know the answer to that question, but I'm guessing that the ratio of xbox 360 games that take advantage of the hard-drive to those that don't is similar...
Note: storing saved games != taking advantage of the hard-drive
So...the employer claims that they are not liable for a work related injury because the employee is genetically predisposed to said injury. How far are we from insurance companies refusing coverage for diseases where the victim is genetically predisposed? Thankfully, this specific case was shut down by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...I hope that is the trend that is set from this case.
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so, does that mean the politicians and corporations should start bending over forwards?
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and i just spent my last moderator point...damn it.
/. in a long time.
funniest post i've read on
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FACT: I enjoy violent video games.
FACT: I'm a pacifist.
Did I just blow your mind?
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I think I'd be happy if my ISP implemented this so-called "email tax", provided that it was applied directly to lowering my bill. I pay $50 a month - which is about average for cable broadband in the US (in my experience). Anything that lowers my cost is welcome. Plus, I have *never* used my ISP provided email address, so I'd never see a single piece of certified spam from this endeavor. I don't see a downside.
Now if my ISP were to use this money for purposes other than lowering my bill - or perhaps increasing my speeds - I'd be entirely against this idea.
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I'd argue that most of the 33 million residents of California are also adbots, fake profiles and inactive users. So, the ratio still holds...
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Meet a bio girl, have her become a doctor
The funny thing about this is that I'm a CS guy, and my wife is a bio girl...with a PhD. Even more amusing is that, in my experience, this pattern is quite common. I'd say at least 50% of the women my wife has worked with (researchers in various biology/chemistry fields at multiple research universities) are involved with tech guys (CS or some other form of engineering). So, all you single geeks, don't give up! There is a female bio geek waiting for you somewhere.
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MS used the browser to get Windows on every desktop.
And here I thought they used Windows to get the browser on every desktop...silly me.
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Don't you all get it? IT'S A TRAP!! This was overheard at RIAA headquarters a few days ago (the names have been changed to protect the bastards).
/. that praises GUBA. Then, sit back as we watch all the /. posters make comments like "GUBA sux, xyz is soooo much better". Once we have the names of all the competing usenet providers, we can swoop in and shut them all down.
Joe: Hey Mike, I just discovered this GUBA thing. I can download all the porn I want for only $15 a month!
Mike: Awesome! What else do they have?
Joe: Dunno. I've only used it for porn so far. Let's check it out... HOLY SHIT! There's all kinds of pirated music on here! We gotta shut this down...but what about my porn?
Mike: So, this usenet thing is pretty big, right? How can find every usenet provider?
Joe: Good question...
Mike: I have an idea. We can post a story on
Joe: Excellent idea. Is it ok if I keep using it for porn until we have to shut it down?
Mike: I don't see why not...
Joe: Hey Mike, isn't that your wife? What's she doing with that cow???
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What may seem obvious to you (and a lot of us other /.ers) may not seem obvious to other reasonable people.
I put forth that if it is obvious to me but not someone else, then that person is not reasonable.
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...but I think I see Pendergast's point (kinda). In general, when management forces the use of a technology, regardless of the requirements/use model of each department, it's a bad thing. Now, I'm not aware of any reason the OpenDocument spec wouldn't provide all the needed functionality, but one may exist. In that case, it would be nice if they could choose to use another format. I just hate to dictate what technology other people must use. I prefer the approach that our Malaysian friends are taking, where if all other things are equal the OSS product wins.
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Was there a question in there somewhere?
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StarOffice/OpenOffice.org programmers could capitalize on this, save companies the trouble or burden of training.
Are you implying that users would require training to go from Office <= 2003 to Office 12, but not to switch to OpenOffice.org? I can see the "if you have to get training anyway" argument working for a switch to OOo. But not the "Office 12 requires training, but OOo wouldn't" argument.
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Everything I've seen says that climate scientists say there's no connection at all. The only place I've seen any connection put forward as a fact are people who write letters to the editor in the NY Times and similar papers.
/. and similar websites.
That's funny cuz the only place I've seen any claims of no connection is from people who post comments on
Then again, I haven't really looked elsewhere for data either way...
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...they currently think the main effect of global warming will be stronger hurricanes, not more hurricanes
Aren't hurricanes formed when tropical storms get stronger? And tropical storms come from regular storms that get stronger, right? So, if the theory is that global warming will make storms stronger, couldn't that cause some otherwise non-tropical storms to become tropical? Likewise, perhaps some otherwise only tropical storms would grow into hurricanes, thus increasing the number of hurricanes? I'm no hurricane expert, but that seems to make sense to me...
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My understanding is that there is a 1-800 number you can call if you can't get the website to work. That should take care of anyone not able (willing?) to use Internet Exploder.
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What exactly is wrong with refining the development process?
I guess it depends on who changes the policy.
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What's that you say? Bank of America is offering free internet access? Geez...first google and now BoA. What is it with all these companies buying up dark fiber and using it give away free Internet access?
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a good education and a good future, a concept America as a whole has completely forgotten
I don't think we've forgotten...we just don't care. I mean, we have a president who thinks nuclear is pronounced nuculur.
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Lake Conroe, Oregon...Intel's largest campus is in Oregon.
...I'm a bit confused about woodcrest, though...
Merom, Israel...Intel does much R&D work is Israel.
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Is that really the most important question? For those that already own an xbox, it's not a huge deal. Sure, you'd have to have that extra monster box under your tv, but you'll be able to play the games. And how many people that don't own an xbox will want to play xbox games on the 360? I'm sure there would be some...especially during the first few months. But in the long run, I don't think that the investment shows enough return to go nuts trying to get *every* game working properly.
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How many cross-platform games took advantage of the xbox HD beyond save-game storage? I don't know the answer to that question, but I'm guessing that the ratio of xbox 360 games that take advantage of the hard-drive to those that don't is similar...
Note: storing saved games != taking advantage of the hard-drive
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So...the employer claims that they are not liable for a work related injury because the employee is genetically predisposed to said injury. How far are we from insurance companies refusing coverage for diseases where the victim is genetically predisposed? Thankfully, this specific case was shut down by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...I hope that is the trend that is set from this case.
girls that I may not have otherwise had sex with
I find that hard to believe...
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I just REALLY don't understand the whole "have to have it NOW" mentality....Have you ever asked yourself and really thought about why you do this?
It's simple, really. I'm an American...
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...does it run lin - oh wait...nevermind.
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