He didn't say it ran constantly, just that it did not depend on the browser running. Check your cron tables*.
* I'm not running Chrome so I can neither confirm or deny the GPP but AC's post above is certainly not enough to convince me that GPP is definitely wrong.
Yeah but it's not just TV anymore. I have a friend who mentioned he can't watch the Phil. 76er's because he has DirectTV. He pays for the NBA package and everything. But Comcast owns the 76er's and they are in a dispute with DirTV so he is SOL. Just one anecdote I know but these days Comcast et el. are not just TV providers, they own a ton of content, distribution channels and even sports teams. If they have their way, we'll change all right. We'll have U.S. Laws dictating how much a week we are to spend on entertainment. And we'll meet our quotas by continuously paying for the same content delivered on different media...
I know, slight exaggeration, but really, these days, not by much.
Yes because catering to special interests is obviously in the best interest of the poor and disenfranchised. Corporate America has only the people at heart when lobbying for legislation that benefits them. To do anything but meet their demands is heartless and cruel.
Agreed, they had no problem identifying me when I was a young, not so great driver and ran a red light. No officer saw me and pulled me over. A camera affixed to the traffic light photoed my plate and I received a nice, personal ticket in the mail. No human interaction required...
Between this and reading that Microsoft is assisting Lockheed-Martin with the "new" internet I've decided it's best I just go back to bed for a few years...
and if you need any more metaphors for this, I can supply them.:)
Well, as a regular/.'er I have become accustomed to at least one or two car analogies in the comments. How about a metaphor that doubles as an analogy? Involving cars of course! Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide with this.
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Nah, just one of those "off by one" bugs.
He didn't say it ran constantly, just that it did not depend on the browser running. Check your cron tables*.
* I'm not running Chrome so I can neither confirm or deny the GPP but AC's post above is certainly not enough
to convince me that GPP is definitely wrong.
Troll? Did somebody hit the wrong button or what? Subject is spot on!
Maybe SHOMO would be good; won't upset as many people.
Yeah but it's not just TV anymore. I have a friend who mentioned he can't watch the Phil. 76er's because he has DirectTV. He pays for the NBA package and everything. But Comcast owns the 76er's and they are in a dispute with DirTV so he is SOL. Just one anecdote I know but these days Comcast et el. are not just TV providers, they own a ton of content, distribution channels and even sports teams. If they have their way, we'll change all right. We'll have U.S. Laws dictating how much a week we are to spend on entertainment. And we'll meet our quotas by continuously paying for the same content delivered on different media...
I know, slight exaggeration, but really, these days, not by much.
So your saying the people in Glastonbury aren't really crazy at all?
In the end, a high EQ is much more highly correlated with success than a high IQ.
Sir, I have to say it, I resemble that remark!
The blacklist itself? The many thousands of IP addresses they have identified as (a lot incorrectly btw) as deliverers of spam?
...but nah, that's crazy talk.
What does a Native American who sells firecrackers have to do with this? :-)
It's, um, kind of a tube shape?
Please tell me why the Internet pipe is any different from these other pipes.
Internet pipes are actually tubes.
Here, something worth reading if you haven't already.
Yes because catering to special interests is obviously in the best interest of the poor and disenfranchised.
Corporate America has only the people at heart when lobbying for legislation that benefits them. To do anything
but meet their demands is heartless and cruel.
So is Medvedev also a name for a Russian car?
I'm just not seeing a connection otherwise...
Agreed, they had no problem identifying me when I was a young, not so great driver and ran a red light. No officer saw
me and pulled me over. A camera affixed to the traffic light photoed my plate and I received a nice, personal ticket in
the mail. No human interaction required...
Reminds of two things, RMS's parapble and one of my favorite depressing but funny movies.
Between this and reading that Microsoft is assisting Lockheed-Martin with the "new" internet I've decided it's best
I just go back to bed for a few years...
and if you need any more metaphors for this, I can supply them. :)
Well, as a regular /.'er I have become accustomed to at least one or two car analogies in the comments.
How about a metaphor that doubles as an analogy? Involving cars of course! Thanks in advance for any
assistance you can provide with this.
The plan hasn't been proceeding as fast as they hoped, so they seek to speed it up by spreading fear about v2.
Yes because I'm sure the OSI and the Linux Foundation are only concerned with what's best for the FSF.
Nicely done. You had me until this line:
And XP sold like crazy back when its stability was dramatically inferior to Windows 98, and it took them two service packs to catch up.
I just couldn't suspend disbelief anymore after that. ;-)
Yeah but he *is* a major university. I'd say his data is more then just anecdotal.
Goovil Beta that is...
Slightly? I don't think you're giving The Onion enough credit.
It's more secure that way, natch! ;-)
Mission accomplished!
No way, there are so many changes to Roman History all the time it definitely takes a full time publishing staff to keep up.