I was under the impression that 95%+ of the entire population is stupid, male and female alike.
I am also highly skeptical of ~50% of either sex doing their own PC troubleshooting.
Essentially what TFA is doing. If your point is to keep people off your bandwidth, this will do it. It wont, however keep them from sniffing your traffic and invading your LAN.
It is still a great piece of software, I currently work for a company whos product is exactly this, commecially (for hotels etc.) www.solutioninc.com
" Does it bother anyone besides me that google has only one source of revenue? It's like a company that sells only one product..."
1) no. it doesnt because no, thye dont. What about the new google payment system? What about the google-store.com that was mentioned already (not that i think that is a huge revenue turner)? That is not to mention all the free shit they give away that they could charge for. There's gold in them there hills.
2) Even if it was, tons of companies only sell one product. As long as they keep the buyers of said product buying...
Music is an art. You dont have to be the best with a brush to make great are. Likewise, Skilled hands dont always make the most heartfelt pieces.
An artist needs to be proficient enough to express what they want, in the manner they truely envisioned because, thankfully, art is not defined by the strict confines of scientific/mathematical perfection.
Translation:
Dream Theater is the pizza topping equivalent of DUB CHEE.
You can arbitrarily state whatever figures you want, those are your estimations, and really, what do you know?
I could counter those with completely different numbers that weigh in the opposite direction. Doesnt make me right.
Let consider a few, more educated POINTS, numbers aside:
1 - I may be making an incorrect assumption about your statement, but perhaps people are donating even if they dont use/like the software, or even keep the cd. I know the link is on the cd, but that doesnt mean thats the ONLY place it's referenced.
2 - It does sound like he does this quite often. This could definitely indicate that people are responding positively, either through donations, or other means (word of mouth).
and to bring this back on topic:
3 - Maybe he just digs promoting the alternative. In that case, even if your "generous" numbers are true, it doesnt matter. Even one is better than none. This BS about how hopeless(helpless?) everything is in the face of Microsoft defeats the whole point of Firefox/OSS/etc. Its not about numbers, its about having a choice in the first place. That will always exist in computing as well as life in general. Underground music, zines, OSS, etc. These are about the passion for the product.
I dont think that this and the anouncement about the Jan release are coincidental. Maybe they realize what is at stake.
I dont use Windows and I certainly dont like M$, but i cant really find any reason why this or any further delays are bad. They may not indicate anything, but i think you really have to wait for the dust to settle before making a judgement,
Perhaps we are seeing the dawn of a new era at Microsoft. Maybe one where they understand that Monopoly=Responsibility.
Slashdot Mirror
Europe On-Line?
or
End of Life?
ONLY 0-DAY JOKEZ! 1337!!
I always use nose goblins myself...
OH, the irony ... I think
I was under the impression that 95%+ of the entire population is stupid, male and female alike. I am also highly skeptical of ~50% of either sex doing their own PC troubleshooting.
http://nocat.net/
Essentially what TFA is doing. If your point is to keep people off your bandwidth, this will do it. It wont, however keep them from sniffing your traffic and invading your LAN.
It is still a great piece of software, I currently work for a company whos product is exactly this, commecially (for hotels etc.)
www.solutioninc.com
Did you even read the summary, let alone the fucking article?
" Does it bother anyone besides me that google has only one source of revenue? It's like a company that sells only one product..."
...
1) no. it doesnt because no, thye dont. What about the new google payment system? What about the google-store.com that was mentioned already (not that i think that is a huge revenue turner)? That is not to mention all the free shit they give away that they could charge for. There's gold in them there hills.
2) Even if it was, tons of companies only sell one product. As long as they keep the buyers of said product buying
" I dont like apple using intels so im going to buy an Intel PC "
This is a joke right?
Music is an art. You dont have to be the best with a brush to make great are. Likewise, Skilled hands dont always make the most heartfelt pieces.
An artist needs to be proficient enough to express what they want, in the manner they truely envisioned because, thankfully, art is not defined by the strict confines of scientific/mathematical perfection.
Translation:
Dream Theater is the pizza topping equivalent of DUB CHEE.
Yawn.
You can arbitrarily state whatever figures you want, those are your estimations, and really, what do you know?
I could counter those with completely different numbers that weigh in the opposite direction. Doesnt make me right.
Let consider a few, more educated POINTS, numbers aside:
1 - I may be making an incorrect assumption about your statement, but perhaps people are donating even if they dont use/like the software, or even keep the cd. I know the link is on the cd, but that doesnt mean thats the ONLY place it's referenced.
2 - It does sound like he does this quite often. This could definitely indicate that people are responding positively, either through donations, or other means (word of mouth).
and to bring this back on topic:
3 - Maybe he just digs promoting the alternative. In that case, even if your "generous" numbers are true, it doesnt matter. Even one is better than none. This BS about how hopeless(helpless?) everything is in the face of Microsoft defeats the whole point of Firefox/OSS/etc. Its not about numbers, its about having a choice in the first place. That will always exist in computing as well as life in general. Underground music, zines, OSS, etc. These are about the passion for the product.
I dont think that this and the anouncement about the Jan release are coincidental. Maybe they realize what is at stake. I dont use Windows and I certainly dont like M$, but i cant really find any reason why this or any further delays are bad. They may not indicate anything, but i think you really have to wait for the dust to settle before making a judgement, Perhaps we are seeing the dawn of a new era at Microsoft. Maybe one where they understand that Monopoly=Responsibility.
OR
not
"Dubbed AIM Phoneline, the free number would only allow for incoming calls from any phone." ONLY from ANY?
"Are you and English teacher"
...
AN english teacher
At least you used a question mark.
"What is, screenings are going online, alex." Questions end in question marks.