I guess the under age criminals are on/. today. First my post is moderated "Interesting", then two "Flamebaits". Well, it just proves how idiotic the moderation system on this dump is. When a post disagrees with one's personal values, mod it down.
That's OK,/. hasn't got many more years in it anyway. When Google added the feed to the start page, it was like when AOL made the internet available to everyone.
No he didn't. He merely helped create a tool that gave users more control. Just as with spam filters, it's the user's choice to implement them or not.
Having said that, I agree, that the continued use of ad blockers is not a positive, but maybe their continued use will encourage advertisers to be more careful with their ads. We've all experienced crappy Flash ads that crash your browser, or Javascript-based ads that cause a page to hang. For me, these are the reasons I block ads until I know a site won't do harm to my system.
This isn't all about copyright. It's about theft, plain and simple. The movie was released by an individual who didn't have authorization to do so. So, even if he/she had access to it, that doesn't mean he/she has permission to make it available.
Assuming Fox has a chain of possession in place, it should be easy to figure out who did it. I'm sure he/she is interviewing for a lawyer right now.
I'll assume the majority of/. ers figured it was a prank, because we all know ATMs don't run on Windows, right?
About 25 years ago, a news director on a Boston TV station thought it would make a great April Fool's day prank if the station reported that a volcano has erupted at the Great Blue Hills, located just outside Boston, in the town of Milton, MA. The prank featured film of lava running downhill and a small eruption.
While most viewers got the joke, a large number didn't. Police and fire emergency phone lines were overwhelmed by panicked callers.
Of course, we're still years away from that sort of computing power, but various aspects of the self-driving automobile have been under development for years, and we should eventually get there.
Let me decide how much weight to give each piece of biased information.
Here, here!
I was called for jury duty several years ago, and although not selected, I went home at lunch time and looked up the defendant's name on Google. The prospective jurors were told the defendant in the trial we were being screened for was charged with rape of a child under 14. Google found a newspaper article about the crime, and the article mentioned the guy had other arrests and convictions for similar crimes.
As you say, the individual can give weight or not to the publicly available information. The question to be raised is will it matter? Newspapers or internet sources are not a reliable source of information when it comes to crime reporting. I have to admit that knowing about the defendant's past was enlightening, and, if the decision to convict or not was close, that bit of background information might have swayed my vote to convict, had I actually sat on the jury. I'll never know.
We must expect a jury to not be tainted by uncorroborated stories; lawyers use the phrase "a sterile jury". In the days before search engines, my search for information wouldn't have been possible. Now that such a search is possible, it can only influence the process. I'm not sure how it can help, but I'll come down on the side that thinks it could definitely hurt.
I'm pretty sure that the lottery makes way more money than Apple does, even after paying out a prize. Remember, for every ticket that wins even a paltry $5, think of how much money is spent on losing tickets.
In fact, Apple grosses substantially more than the one lottery I checked on, the Mass Lottery grossed only 4.4 billion in FY2005. Apple, on the other hand, grossed $5.4 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2005.
You mentioned "someone brought up cost effectiveness" and I'd believe that. It just seems strange that the iTunes system is so easy to beat, especially when one considers who is operating it.
I guess the engineers got left out when this was being developed.
You can't identify the illegitimate cards. Each individual card isn't kept track of.
If what you say us true, and I have no knowledge to the contrary, how dopey is that?
The Multi-State Lottery's "Mega Millions" jackpot recently reached $212,000,000US and within two hours, it was known a winning ticket was sold and where it was sold. Lottery systems know which numbers are printed and where and the Mega Millions games typically sells 100,000,000 tickets when the jackpot hits huge numbers.
I would dispute that. If we stipulate that an employer wants to hire the best people he/she can, and there's a total zero in HR interviewing candidates and leaving them with a bad impression, I'd think long and hard before accepting an offer. Maybe Googling them....
The argument another poster made in this thread is a candidate doesn't always have that luxury, that he/she may need to take a job to continue living. Understood - been there and done that. But, a job seeker should always view themselves as bringing something of value to the employer. If an employer can't make a good first impression on a potential hire - selling themselves to the candidate - then it's not a stretch to believe other aspects of the job may be seriously lacking.
One thing is for certain. Trying to make a general statement about job hunting, interviewing and being hired is nearly impossible, because there are so many unique personalities involved.
Let me ask this - if the prospective employer finds bobsmith.com and makes the assumption that it belongs to you, the candidate he interviewed, without verifying the site owner's identity, would you really want to work for someone that clueless?
Researching a candidate's background has been possible long before the internet. Doing so required a high level of personally identifying information (SSN, previous addresses, etc) which hopefully filtered out the wrong people. The use of Google or other search engines to base a hiring decision on would be a failure to conduct "due diligence" to borrow a legal phrase, unless there are pictures of the candidate doing something illegal or potentially embarrassing to the prospective employer.
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I guess the under age criminals are on /. today. First my post is moderated "Interesting", then two "Flamebaits". Well, it just proves how idiotic the moderation system on this dump is. When a post disagrees with one's personal values, mod it down.
/. hasn't got many more years in it anyway. When Google added the feed to the start page, it was like when AOL made the internet available to everyone.
That's OK,
No he didn't. He merely helped create a tool that gave users more control. Just as with spam filters, it's the user's choice to implement them or not.
Having said that, I agree, that the continued use of ad blockers is not a positive, but maybe their continued use will encourage advertisers to be more careful with their ads. We've all experienced crappy Flash ads that crash your browser, or Javascript-based ads that cause a page to hang. For me, these are the reasons I block ads until I know a site won't do harm to my system.
This isn't all about copyright. It's about theft, plain and simple. The movie was released by an individual who didn't have authorization to do so. So, even if he/she had access to it, that doesn't mean he/she has permission to make it available.
Assuming Fox has a chain of possession in place, it should be easy to figure out who did it. I'm sure he/she is interviewing for a lawyer right now.
The IYA celebrates the 400th year of telescopic astronomy, which Galileo is credited with being the first to do.
It seems kind of 'tarded to give a 70+ year old woman an ipod with a tiny screen filled
Make that 80+ - she'll be 83 on April 21 - did you get her a birthday card yet? Or maybe an iTunes card?
Bah, everyone knows the real achievement is getting a frist psot!
Fixed that for you
About 25 years ago, a news director on a Boston TV station thought it would make a great April Fool's day prank if the station reported that a volcano has erupted at the Great Blue Hills, located just outside Boston, in the town of Milton, MA. The prank featured film of lava running downhill and a small eruption.
While most viewers got the joke, a large number didn't. Police and fire emergency phone lines were overwhelmed by panicked callers.
A day later, the news director was fired.
Every web site I try to go to ends up on DailyKos
theres only one SIX
Yeah but that's a 10 in my book.
Of course no one reads my book......
Well, I have this brand new product that increases the size of a body part which 95% of men would prefer larger. Perhaps I should inform people of it?
Thanks, but my feet are big enough. Size 12 and wide. I clean and polish them every day.
Yeesh
Seems to me that a laptop is a) less painful, b) less maintenance, and c) creates less shit.Where do I buy one of these?
If I had mod points today, you'd get them all.Uber-insightful
/. would a guy ask what to do when a woman talks to him.....
Only on
You'll know we've reached that significant threshold when you start seeing artificial hip technology advertised on ThinkGeek.
My titanium hip replacement acts as a range booster for my Blackberry.
Just type with l33t text or other slang what words ain't on the dictionary and they just cant find out what you are typing.
I'll just pull my tinfoil hat down over my eyes and face - that'll stop 'em.
I prefer my RAM measured by the ton
Deliberate misinformation and hyperbole is now insightfull???
Did you forget where you are?
Of course, we're still years away from that sort of computing power, but various aspects of the self-driving automobile have been under development for years, and we should eventually get there.
Will they be running on Microsoft Windows 777?
Let me decide how much weight to give each piece of biased information.
Here, here!
I was called for jury duty several years ago, and although not selected, I went home at lunch time and looked up the defendant's name on Google. The prospective jurors were told the defendant in the trial we were being screened for was charged with rape of a child under 14. Google found a newspaper article about the crime, and the article mentioned the guy had other arrests and convictions for similar crimes.
As you say, the individual can give weight or not to the publicly available information. The question to be raised is will it matter? Newspapers or internet sources are not a reliable source of information when it comes to crime reporting. I have to admit that knowing about the defendant's past was enlightening, and, if the decision to convict or not was close, that bit of background information might have swayed my vote to convict, had I actually sat on the jury. I'll never know.
We must expect a jury to not be tainted by uncorroborated stories; lawyers use the phrase "a sterile jury". In the days before search engines, my search for information wouldn't have been possible. Now that such a search is possible, it can only influence the process. I'm not sure how it can help, but I'll come down on the side that thinks it could definitely hurt.
I know, forward to my Vonage number, and I do. What I've learned is that calls that come from GC to Vonage pick up a significant delay.
I'm pretty sure that the lottery makes way more money than Apple does, even after paying out a prize. Remember, for every ticket that wins even a paltry $5, think of how much money is spent on losing tickets.
In fact, Apple grosses substantially more than the one lottery I checked on, the Mass Lottery grossed only 4.4 billion in FY2005. Apple, on the other hand, grossed $5.4 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2005.
You mentioned "someone brought up cost effectiveness" and I'd believe that. It just seems strange that the iTunes system is so easy to beat, especially when one considers who is operating it.
I guess the engineers got left out when this was being developed.
You can't identify the illegitimate cards. Each individual card isn't kept track of.
If what you say us true, and I have no knowledge to the contrary, how dopey is that?
The Multi-State Lottery's "Mega Millions" jackpot recently reached $212,000,000US and within two hours, it was known a winning ticket was sold and where it was sold. Lottery systems know which numbers are printed and where and the Mega Millions games typically sells 100,000,000 tickets when the jackpot hits huge numbers.
Would it be so hard for Apple to do the same?
Its as if Ebay had a specific areas for weed, cocaine, and heroin.
oh wow,dude......could you psot theyou are el?
The argument another poster made in this thread is a candidate doesn't always have that luxury, that he/she may need to take a job to continue living. Understood - been there and done that. But, a job seeker should always view themselves as bringing something of value to the employer. If an employer can't make a good first impression on a potential hire - selling themselves to the candidate - then it's not a stretch to believe other aspects of the job may be seriously lacking.
One thing is for certain. Trying to make a general statement about job hunting, interviewing and being hired is nearly impossible, because there are so many unique personalities involved.
Researching a candidate's background has been possible long before the internet. Doing so required a high level of personally identifying information (SSN, previous addresses, etc) which hopefully filtered out the wrong people. The use of Google or other search engines to base a hiring decision on would be a failure to conduct "due diligence" to borrow a legal phrase, unless there are pictures of the candidate doing something illegal or potentially embarrassing to the prospective employer.
That does it. There must be funding for head cheese studies and I want it - the funding that is.