For Annual Gift Givibg Day, I'm giving everyone plenty of Givibgs! Um, what is a givibg anyway?:) I'm off of work in an hour, so I guess I'll have a Merry Sleepmas! Hope you all are going to enjoy your day.:)
They are going to have a little while as the stock falls to expected levels, but in order to keep it from bottoming out, they are going to have to start showing some decent profits. A whole lot of people have invested in VA and Redhat, many not out of support for the Linux movement but out of the belief that they are going to get paid. Also, they are put in the unenviable position of showing that there will be lasting support for Linux to the commercial sector. Let's face it, a lot of companies base part of their equipment decisions on how established a product is. While we here know that Linux is reliable and well supported, Joe CEO only knows that there are a truckload of companies that have been doing business for years developing applications or providing support for Microsoft Windows, and Linux is some computer buzzword that occasionally pops up in the Journal. How well VA Linux and Redhat do over the next year will really set the pace for the integration of Linux into the enterprise. Although a large part of the burden still rests on applications developers, it is vital that Linux-centric businesses make a positive showing to establish Linux as a serious platform to operate on.
Maybe its real, maybe not; for us unwashed masses, this crap is basically another example of ole Shroedy's kitty-kitty. Maybe there is some guy sitting around, listening to show tunes, scratching his ass and scrawling down the secrets of the universe somewhere. My answer?
Who gives a shit.
Does Edison's work means something? Sure, we've tons of stuff from his work, such as the phone. Does Einstein's work mean something? Of course, his ideas have become some of the guiding principles of modern science. Does this guy's work mean anything? No, not a damn bit. Maybe he does have this nifty substance that will make the whole world happy and bright, but it doesn't mean shit until you open that box and check that cat. A whole bunch of pointy-heads are laughing at this guy, and for good reason; I wouldn't expect anyone to take me seriously if I just started tossing off these claims without providing the proof, so I sure as hell don't expect this guy to be taken seriously.
I'm a pretty open minded dude; hell, if you can make a solid case that you've discovered a way to violate the second law of thermodynamics, I'll believe you. But to simply claim that you have... there's a homeless guy who hangs out downtown on his bike with the flag on an antenna who claims he sees UFOs that are here to take us away. I ain't hiding.
Damn you, Taco! Damn you to hell! You could have just had a private chuckle and let this one slide, but NOOOO, you had to go and post it, didn't you?!? Now this horror will once again be unleashed upon this unsuspecting planet. And to think that the secret cabal run by George Lucas to find and exterminate all traces of this travesty had gotten so close! You will be held accountable for spreading this suffering across mankind!
Who thought anything could actually make Phantom Menace look decent.:)
I find it endlessly fascinating that the USPTO is so bloody careless about handing out patents when each and every single patent they give out has the potential for massive abuses. Its not as if patents need to be processed as fast as possible, since someone who applies for a patent doesn't have to worry about another person stealing their idea and patenting it while the originator is awaiting their patent. The USPTO really needs some major reform in the way that they conduct business, because they are causing some serious legal issues to come forward due to their negligence. It shouldn't take a multimillion dollar issue to point out fuck ups of this scale; yes, I understand that an occasional mistake will be made, but this is just a simple case of not doing their job. It is apparent that their review process is cursory at best, not to mention highly subjective and uninformed. I have to wonder who they consult in matters such as this one before they issue the patent, assuming that they bother to consult anyone at all. According to the article, this was a common sense item and not subject to patenting, so they should have been able to discover that simply by consulting a few Y2K troubleshooters.
If I ever invent anything, I'm just going to hide it in my closet and let noone see it, rather than trust that office full of chimps to help me protect my property; at least my closet has a lock.
Deosyne
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I saw a show a couple years ago that touched on this subject and they even had some examples of devices that would make sex, well, possible in zero gee. One was basically made of two belts that each partner wore that were connected together with an elastic strap that would go between each side of them. I'd imagine that you'd have to keep the straps close and tight since Newton's third could end the session right quick if a strap were to come undone.:)
Oh, great, so we're going to see astronauts masturbating during the NASA tour in a room labeled, "Alternate Propulsion Technologies." I think I'll just stay home...
Most folks might think that sounds a bit harsh, but I'm all for it. We have 6 billion people on this planet, and they're increasing every day. Time for drastic measures for simple problems.;)
Which reminds me; I just received a spam that had an address that just happens to be about 3 miles from my house. I wonder if they'll be suprised that there are some of us geeks out here who top 6', weigh over 220 and don't mind spending a couple days in the pokey for scaring the crap out of spammers. Guess I'll find out for myself when I get off of work later...
Besides, they'd have to keep spammers in a special section of the white collar institution that the spammers would be sent to in order to keep the minimum security prison from being upgraded to a maximum security prison for the brutality that would ensue when the other white collar criminals found out that they had spammers in their midst.:)
Preach on, brother.:) Hell, I've even posted simple messages on a few newsgroups with my shill hotmail addresses in them just to gather spam to track. My favorites are the idiots who put a link to their website with contact information or actually put an 800 number in the email. Just today, I have called a number that I received last night in one spam about 30 times; each time, I politely ask if my email address has been removed.
The real reason for the continued proliferation of spam isn't inadequate regulation, its insufficient inaction from those of us who are subjected to this crap on a daily basis. Next time you get a spam, instead of just tapping the Delete key and moving on, take a little time to try to find some info about that message and get in touch with the spamming bastard, or better yet, their hosting service. Just remember that they aren't the ones paying for that advertising, YOU are!
Of course MSNBC debunked a book that may lead worried parents to believe that video game violence may translate to the real world; with the recent releases of Age of Empires 2 and Ascheron's Call, and the approach of Christmas, they couldn't have the sales figures dropping now, could they?;)
Yep, a major league pissing match is in the works, alright. With the popularity of IM software becoming more popular everyday, I'm beginning to wonder if a standard will be developed for instant messaging, much like was done for email so many years ago. Who knows; perhaps when Internet 2 opens up, your ISP will assign users an email address and an IM address?:)
Um, never make technical satire on Slashdot; nobody will get it, they'll just spam the crap out of the board with indepth corrections to your every word. I chuckled, though.:) Of course, I detest java myself, although I will concede that it does have its place in making pretty little, slow moving applets. The more I learned about making applications however... amazing how similar it is to C++, yet the applications run so much slower. *shrug* But hey, language of preference is always a personal choice; my opinion means dick in the overall scheme of things. Perhaps with several more years of practice, I will be able to make a java app that runs fast, works great... but then I'll have to learn Java 7.243... grrr, forget it.
But if suddenly everyone was as brilliant as Einstein, I think there would be some serious problems. I think society would seriously break down. Currently, not everyone can be a rocket scientist for example. But what happens if everyone could? Why would they bother doing a distasteful job? Out of duty to society? (we're talking millions of people here) At gunpoint?
So intelligence dictates that you will find such work distasteful, while stupid people enjoy it? Please; a crappy job is a crappy job. There isn't any rioting going on now because of these issues, and that's with the folks that you don't consider very intelligent, and therefore possess less understanding of the necessity of their position to society, doing those menial jobs. When you're talking about a job, IQ == jack_shit. I've been tested with a 147 IQ; so far, I have been a mechanic, a sailor, a carpenter, a janitor, a clerk in a video store, a typesetter and now I do tech support in a call center. Did I like any of these jobs? No! (Well, being a janitor was actually somewhat fun:)) But did I do them anyway? Of course! I didn't start any damned riots, rallying my fellow menial laborers together to revolt against the tyranny of those damned smart people and their decent paying jobs.
People are going to have shitty jobs, its just an unfortunate reality of life; at least they could enjoy their off time a bit more if television wasn't the status quo for their intellect (speaking of which, imagine TV programming or newspaper articles if everyone was smarter; I might actually begin to watch TV, then:)).
Actually, I thought Einstein kicked some serious ass in school and the "not do well" stories were just ULs... no matter.:)
My real point (if I ever really have one) is that most of the posts that I have read here that are against the idea of genetic manipulation to one degree or another, pretty much sound like this one; basically "the human race will degenerate as a whole if we don't leave the flaws".
I call bullshit.
Number 1: If everyone is good looking, then the emphasis on looks will actually decline because hey, everybody looks damn good. If everyone is intelligent... well, I can't even figure out why anyone would have a problem with this, so I'm not going to bother arguing. So, with the importance of physical appearance lowered and the level of intelligence increased, I would imagine that th overall quality of life for everyone would improve. Just as long as they can't modify things like attitudes (as anything short of "psychopath" can be argued against as being "flawed"); of course, with so many people here railing on about the importance of the human race over the individual, I would imagine that you would welcome the ability to modify the way that someone thinks to make everyone highly productive and peaceful, thereby insuring that the human race as a whole will survive and advance faster than ever...
And number 2 (which will be promptly dismissed by the "good of the many" crowd): What about those people who are not attractive or who are not very intelligent? Hate to break this to you, but a whole lot of them are pretty fucking unhappy and remain unhappy through the majority of their lives because they aren't witty models or suave geeks and have therefore been ignored or even rejected by their fellow humans on too may occasions. I'm sure that given the opportunity, over half of the human race would line up in front of doctors offices everywhere if they would walk in who they are now and walk out twice as smart and good looking to boot.
I understand that there could be abuses with this kind of technology, but hey, fire can be abused too, any hayseed with a match can start one and we've had it for several thousand years, yet somehow we're still kicking. I simply am not buying the crap about how having ugly or stupid people is beneficial or that the human race will be endangered by the science of genetic engineering.
True, we would have lost out on what he had to offer, but look what HE has lost throughout the years.
I appreciate the insights which he has provided us, but the universe will likely be around for billions and billions more years, which gives other people plenty of time to draw the same conclusions as Hawking did; he, however, only had a few to begin with, and they haven't been fun ones. As a man who knows the infinite value of time, I'm sure he would have preferred to be drunk and happy.
I was just thinking about how much it would suck to walk into the local department store and have some smartass tune in to Metallica from the local rock station just as you are walking past him. Gah, instant mosh pit in the aisle...
To whom it may concern, I am writing to congratulate the eToys legal department for their exceptional display of Gestapo tactics to remove a website that dared to have a similar name to yours (and two years before your site was a brainfart in some rich kids head, as well). This pathetic display of legal lynching against the people, and yes, those were real people that you folks decided to screw around with, disgusts me to my very core. You may as well continue your terror campaign unhindered in the future, as you have made all of your potential customers well aware of the organization that they may have made the mistake of dealing with, so you have no need to worry about possibly getting our business back in the future. My only regret is that I did patronize your site last year, and although I cannot take that back, at least I can make the effort to make others aware of what kind of Nazis hide behind the cheery-colored facade of eToys.com. No need to reply to this, as I would not use my real name anyhow in case you found it objectionable and decided to use fast talking to con another ignorant court into putting an injunction on me.
Of course, I understand that they aren't likely to care for our opinions, but at least they can enjoy the wrath of the Slashdot Effect until everyone forgets about this in two days. And yes, I am aware that this could have been more polite, but I think that they got the message across.
Well, this idea does not sound all that appealing to me, in fact, appalling might be a better term that come to mind.
*snippity-do-dah*
Eventually over time, the rich will barely be rocognizable as human.
Some of us actually look forward to a time when we can upgrade these pathetic, fragile meat bodies. I'm just saddened that it is not likely to happen before I'm dead.
The appalling point that I got from your post is that there will be a new breed of discrimination once this sort of thing becomes more commonplace.
Why are products by Scientologists banned by German companies? Does Scientology have ties with neo-Nazi groups or something? Babelfish rather garbled that article, so I coundn't discern the reasoning of that if it was in the article, and I can't find any info about that elsewhere. Anyone know?
"If you sat there and looked at this full frame, I think you ought to be put in an asylum," Craig said, noting that the picture quality is nowhere near a regular TV signal. "But if you sit and look at it at a small size, then it's very watchable."
Bwahaha! Too bad the proceedings that determine whether US companies can do the same thing aren't jury trials; I figure this one quote would go a long way towards getting approval passed.:) I still have no urge to watch TV, even streamed to my computer, but I figure if the broadcaster providing the feed to the site doesn't have a problem with their content being rebroadcast, then the industry in general should just stay out of it. Hell, you'd think that they would support it... "And not only will your ad run during the widely acclaimed TV show, Another Bunch Of Teens in a House, but it will be seen by thousands more bored netheads tuning into Rebroadcast.com!"
I would imagine that being a wireless connection, that would be 44Mbps per user; the real bottleneck will occur with a packed station carrying nearly 3,000 independant connections that have to go through the land line connected to the base station. Of course, they could nail an OC-3 to it, but what is that going to translate to in terms of cost for the end user? At least the cost of the base station is negligable; $150,000 to support 3,000 users comes down to only $50 a user, although the receiver that the user has to have is $500. Those prices will come down, too, so it will be an even bigger bargain, particularly when talking about billing a customer monthly.:) All of this is theoretical, of course, but this new tech may be the real high speed access method that replaces dial-up, as long as its more reliable than the problematic cable and DSL solutions.
Cybersquatting. Is it evil? Where's the boundary? Whose laws apply? Your guess is probably better than mine
Especially since you were just shooting for first post anyway, eh?:)
Seriously, I really don't see anything wrong with cybersquatting; someone is smart enough to pick up a commodity at a low price and sell it at a higher price. Baseball card collectors do it all the time, real estate dealers base their jobs around it; hell, the entire stock market thrives on it. The only person who sets the value of a website is the buyer; if nobody wants to spend big bucks for a site name, then the squatter eats the cost. That's the nature of business.
I'd be more than happy to; just direct me to the proper point of contact in a nationwide organization and give me the tiniest amount of belief that they would give a rat's ass about my opinion after flagrantly disregarding the law which they are supposed to be devoted to upholding. The sole purpose of the FBI is to enforce law, yet they decided to ignore the highest law in the land; how can I possible think that they are going to care if a bunch of people start bitching at them.
You want to really make a difference? Contact those who CAN and WILL make a difference: your representatives, your senators, members of the Justice Department. Hell, fire off a letter to the President. Yes, I don't have much faith in that doing any good whatsoever, but it has to be better than asking for justice from those who swore an oath to uphold justice, then proceeded to piss all over it.
Its probably just a formula that they use in all of their EULAs that has been passed from product to product forever, like a Christmas fruitcake. Besides, I don't think that minors can enter into a legal contract on their own anyhow, so it wouldn't really matter anyway. Of course, i am probably wrong, as is nearly everyone who tries to understand our legal system.:)
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For Annual Gift Givibg Day, I'm giving everyone plenty of Givibgs! Um, what is a givibg anyway? :) I'm off of work in an hour, so I guess I'll have a Merry Sleepmas! Hope you all are going to enjoy your day. :)
Deosyne
They are going to have a little while as the stock falls to expected levels, but in order to keep it from bottoming out, they are going to have to start showing some decent profits. A whole lot of people have invested in VA and Redhat, many not out of support for the Linux movement but out of the belief that they are going to get paid. Also, they are put in the unenviable position of showing that there will be lasting support for Linux to the commercial sector. Let's face it, a lot of companies base part of their equipment decisions on how established a product is. While we here know that Linux is reliable and well supported, Joe CEO only knows that there are a truckload of companies that have been doing business for years developing applications or providing support for Microsoft Windows, and Linux is some computer buzzword that occasionally pops up in the Journal. How well VA Linux and Redhat do over the next year will really set the pace for the integration of Linux into the enterprise. Although a large part of the burden still rests on applications developers, it is vital that Linux-centric businesses make a positive showing to establish Linux as a serious platform to operate on.
Deosyne
Maybe its real, maybe not; for us unwashed masses, this crap is basically another example of ole Shroedy's kitty-kitty. Maybe there is some guy sitting around, listening to show tunes, scratching his ass and scrawling down the secrets of the universe somewhere. My answer?
Who gives a shit.
Does Edison's work means something? Sure, we've tons of stuff from his work, such as the phone. Does Einstein's work mean something? Of course, his ideas have become some of the guiding principles of modern science. Does this guy's work mean anything? No, not a damn bit. Maybe he does have this nifty substance that will make the whole world happy and bright, but it doesn't mean shit until you open that box and check that cat. A whole bunch of pointy-heads are laughing at this guy, and for good reason; I wouldn't expect anyone to take me seriously if I just started tossing off these claims without providing the proof, so I sure as hell don't expect this guy to be taken seriously.
I'm a pretty open minded dude; hell, if you can make a solid case that you've discovered a way to violate the second law of thermodynamics, I'll believe you. But to simply claim that you have... there's a homeless guy who hangs out downtown on his bike with the flag on an antenna who claims he sees UFOs that are here to take us away. I ain't hiding.
Deosyne
Damn you, Taco! Damn you to hell! You could have just had a private chuckle and let this one slide, but NOOOO, you had to go and post it, didn't you?!? Now this horror will once again be unleashed upon this unsuspecting planet. And to think that the secret cabal run by George Lucas to find and exterminate all traces of this travesty had gotten so close! You will be held accountable for spreading this suffering across mankind!
:)
Who thought anything could actually make Phantom Menace look decent.
Deosyne
I find it endlessly fascinating that the USPTO is so bloody careless about handing out patents when each and every single patent they give out has the potential for massive abuses. Its not as if patents need to be processed as fast as possible, since someone who applies for a patent doesn't have to worry about another person stealing their idea and patenting it while the originator is awaiting their patent. The USPTO really needs some major reform in the way that they conduct business, because they are causing some serious legal issues to come forward due to their negligence. It shouldn't take a multimillion dollar issue to point out fuck ups of this scale; yes, I understand that an occasional mistake will be made, but this is just a simple case of not doing their job. It is apparent that their review process is cursory at best, not to mention highly subjective and uninformed. I have to wonder who they consult in matters such as this one before they issue the patent, assuming that they bother to consult anyone at all. According to the article, this was a common sense item and not subject to patenting, so they should have been able to discover that simply by consulting a few Y2K troubleshooters.
If I ever invent anything, I'm just going to hide it in my closet and let noone see it, rather than trust that office full of chimps to help me protect my property; at least my closet has a lock.
Deosyne
I saw a show a couple years ago that touched on this subject and they even had some examples of devices that would make sex, well, possible in zero gee. One was basically made of two belts that each partner wore that were connected together with an elastic strap that would go between each side of them. I'd imagine that you'd have to keep the straps close and tight since Newton's third could end the session right quick if a strap were to come undone. :)
Deosyne
Oh, great, so we're going to see astronauts masturbating during the NASA tour in a room labeled, "Alternate Propulsion Technologies." I think I'll just stay home...
Deosyne
Most folks might think that sounds a bit harsh, but I'm all for it. We have 6 billion people on this planet, and they're increasing every day. Time for drastic measures for simple problems. ;)
Which reminds me; I just received a spam that had an address that just happens to be about 3 miles from my house. I wonder if they'll be suprised that there are some of us geeks out here who top 6', weigh over 220 and don't mind spending a couple days in the pokey for scaring the crap out of spammers. Guess I'll find out for myself when I get off of work later...
Deosyne
Besides, they'd have to keep spammers in a special section of the white collar institution that the spammers would be sent to in order to keep the minimum security prison from being upgraded to a maximum security prison for the brutality that would ensue when the other white collar criminals found out that they had spammers in their midst. :)
Deosyne
Preach on, brother. :) Hell, I've even posted simple messages on a few newsgroups with my shill hotmail addresses in them just to gather spam to track. My favorites are the idiots who put a link to their website with contact information or actually put an 800 number in the email. Just today, I have called a number that I received last night in one spam about 30 times; each time, I politely ask if my email address has been removed.
The real reason for the continued proliferation of spam isn't inadequate regulation, its insufficient inaction from those of us who are subjected to this crap on a daily basis. Next time you get a spam, instead of just tapping the Delete key and moving on, take a little time to try to find some info about that message and get in touch with the spamming bastard, or better yet, their hosting service. Just remember that they aren't the ones paying for that advertising, YOU are!
Deosyne
Of course MSNBC debunked a book that may lead worried parents to believe that video game violence may translate to the real world; with the recent releases of Age of Empires 2 and Ascheron's Call, and the approach of Christmas, they couldn't have the sales figures dropping now, could they? ;)
Deosyne
Yep, a major league pissing match is in the works, alright. With the popularity of IM software becoming more popular everyday, I'm beginning to wonder if a standard will be developed for instant messaging, much like was done for email so many years ago. Who knows; perhaps when Internet 2 opens up, your ISP will assign users an email address and an IM address? :)
Deosyne
Um, never make technical satire on Slashdot; nobody will get it, they'll just spam the crap out of the board with indepth corrections to your every word. I chuckled, though. :) Of course, I detest java myself, although I will concede that it does have its place in making pretty little, slow moving applets. The more I learned about making applications however... amazing how similar it is to C++, yet the applications run so much slower. *shrug* But hey, language of preference is always a personal choice; my opinion means dick in the overall scheme of things. Perhaps with several more years of practice, I will be able to make a java app that runs fast, works great... but then I'll have to learn Java 7.243... grrr, forget it.
Deosyne
But if suddenly everyone was as brilliant as Einstein, I think there would be some serious problems. I think society would seriously break down. Currently, not everyone can be a rocket scientist for example. But what happens if everyone could? Why would they bother doing a distasteful job? Out of duty to society? (we're talking millions of people here) At gunpoint?
:)) But did I do them anyway? Of course! I didn't start any damned riots, rallying my fellow menial laborers together to revolt against the tyranny of those damned smart people and their decent paying jobs.
:)).
So intelligence dictates that you will find such work distasteful, while stupid people enjoy it? Please; a crappy job is a crappy job. There isn't any rioting going on now because of these issues, and that's with the folks that you don't consider very intelligent, and therefore possess less understanding of the necessity of their position to society, doing those menial jobs. When you're talking about a job, IQ == jack_shit. I've been tested with a 147 IQ; so far, I have been a mechanic, a sailor, a carpenter, a janitor, a clerk in a video store, a typesetter and now I do tech support in a call center. Did I like any of these jobs? No! (Well, being a janitor was actually somewhat fun
People are going to have shitty jobs, its just an unfortunate reality of life; at least they could enjoy their off time a bit more if television wasn't the status quo for their intellect (speaking of which, imagine TV programming or newspaper articles if everyone was smarter; I might actually begin to watch TV, then
Deosyne
Actually, I thought Einstein kicked some serious ass in school and the "not do well" stories were just ULs... no matter. :)
My real point (if I ever really have one) is that most of the posts that I have read here that are against the idea of genetic manipulation to one degree or another, pretty much sound like this one; basically "the human race will degenerate as a whole if we don't leave the flaws".
I call bullshit.
Number 1: If everyone is good looking, then the emphasis on looks will actually decline because hey, everybody looks damn good. If everyone is intelligent... well, I can't even figure out why anyone would have a problem with this, so I'm not going to bother arguing. So, with the importance of physical appearance lowered and the level of intelligence increased, I would imagine that th overall quality of life for everyone would improve. Just as long as they can't modify things like attitudes (as anything short of "psychopath" can be argued against as being "flawed"); of course, with so many people here railing on about the importance of the human race over the individual, I would imagine that you would welcome the ability to modify the way that someone thinks to make everyone highly productive and peaceful, thereby insuring that the human race as a whole will survive and advance faster than ever...
And number 2 (which will be promptly dismissed by the "good of the many" crowd): What about those people who are not attractive or who are not very intelligent? Hate to break this to you, but a whole lot of them are pretty fucking unhappy and remain unhappy through the majority of their lives because they aren't witty models or suave geeks and have therefore been ignored or even rejected by their fellow humans on too may occasions. I'm sure that given the opportunity, over half of the human race would line up in front of doctors offices everywhere if they would walk in who they are now and walk out twice as smart and good looking to boot.
I understand that there could be abuses with this kind of technology, but hey, fire can be abused too, any hayseed with a match can start one and we've had it for several thousand years, yet somehow we're still kicking. I simply am not buying the crap about how having ugly or stupid people is beneficial or that the human race will be endangered by the science of genetic engineering.
Deosyne
True, we would have lost out on what he had to offer, but look what HE has lost throughout the years.
I appreciate the insights which he has provided us, but the universe will likely be around for billions and billions more years, which gives other people plenty of time to draw the same conclusions as Hawking did; he, however, only had a few to begin with, and they haven't been fun ones. As a man who knows the infinite value of time, I'm sure he would have preferred to be drunk and happy.
Deosyne
I was just thinking about how much it would suck to walk into the local department store and have some smartass tune in to Metallica from the local rock station just as you are walking past him. Gah, instant mosh pit in the aisle...
Deosyne
Since we're sharing: :)
To whom it may concern, I am writing to congratulate the eToys legal department for their exceptional display of Gestapo tactics to remove a website that dared to have a similar name to yours (and two years before your site was a brainfart in some rich kids head, as well). This pathetic display of legal lynching against the people, and yes, those were real people that you folks decided to screw around with, disgusts me to my very core. You may as well continue your terror campaign unhindered in the future, as you have made all of your potential customers well aware of the organization that they may have made the mistake of dealing with, so you have no need to worry about possibly getting our business back in the future. My only regret is that I did patronize your site last year, and although I cannot take that back, at least I can make the effort to make others aware of what kind of Nazis hide behind the cheery-colored facade of eToys.com. No need to reply to this, as I would not use my real name anyhow in case you found it objectionable and decided to use fast talking to con another ignorant court into putting an injunction on me.
Of course, I understand that they aren't likely to care for our opinions, but at least they can enjoy the wrath of the Slashdot Effect until everyone forgets about this in two days. And yes, I am aware that this could have been more polite, but I think that they got the message across.
Deosyne
Well, this idea does not sound all that appealing to me, in fact, appalling might be a better term that come to mind.
*snippity-do-dah*
Eventually over time, the rich will barely be rocognizable as human.
Some of us actually look forward to a time when we can upgrade these pathetic, fragile meat bodies. I'm just saddened that it is not likely to happen before I'm dead.
The appalling point that I got from your post is that there will be a new breed of discrimination once this sort of thing becomes more commonplace.
Deosyne
Why are products by Scientologists banned by German companies? Does Scientology have ties with neo-Nazi groups or something? Babelfish rather garbled that article, so I coundn't discern the reasoning of that if it was in the article, and I can't find any info about that elsewhere. Anyone know?
Deosyne
"If you sat there and looked at this full frame, I think you ought to be put in an asylum," Craig said, noting that the picture quality is nowhere near a regular TV signal. "But if you sit and look at it at a small size, then it's very watchable."
:) I still have no urge to watch TV, even streamed to my computer, but I figure if the broadcaster providing the feed to the site doesn't have a problem with their content being rebroadcast, then the industry in general should just stay out of it. Hell, you'd think that they would support it... "And not only will your ad run during the widely acclaimed TV show, Another Bunch Of Teens in a House, but it will be seen by thousands more bored netheads tuning into Rebroadcast.com!"
Bwahaha! Too bad the proceedings that determine whether US companies can do the same thing aren't jury trials; I figure this one quote would go a long way towards getting approval passed.
Deosyne
I would imagine that being a wireless connection, that would be 44Mbps per user; the real bottleneck will occur with a packed station carrying nearly 3,000 independant connections that have to go through the land line connected to the base station. Of course, they could nail an OC-3 to it, but what is that going to translate to in terms of cost for the end user? At least the cost of the base station is negligable; $150,000 to support 3,000 users comes down to only $50 a user, although the receiver that the user has to have is $500. Those prices will come down, too, so it will be an even bigger bargain, particularly when talking about billing a customer monthly. :) All of this is theoretical, of course, but this new tech may be the real high speed access method that replaces dial-up, as long as its more reliable than the problematic cable and DSL solutions.
Deosyne
Cybersquatting. Is it evil? Where's the boundary? Whose laws apply? Your guess is probably better than mine
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Especially since you were just shooting for first post anyway, eh?
Seriously, I really don't see anything wrong with cybersquatting; someone is smart enough to pick up a commodity at a low price and sell it at a higher price. Baseball card collectors do it all the time, real estate dealers base their jobs around it; hell, the entire stock market thrives on it. The only person who sets the value of a website is the buyer; if nobody wants to spend big bucks for a site name, then the squatter eats the cost. That's the nature of business.
Deosyne
I'd be more than happy to; just direct me to the proper point of contact in a nationwide organization and give me the tiniest amount of belief that they would give a rat's ass about my opinion after flagrantly disregarding the law which they are supposed to be devoted to upholding. The sole purpose of the FBI is to enforce law, yet they decided to ignore the highest law in the land; how can I possible think that they are going to care if a bunch of people start bitching at them.
You want to really make a difference? Contact those who CAN and WILL make a difference: your representatives, your senators, members of the Justice Department. Hell, fire off a letter to the President. Yes, I don't have much faith in that doing any good whatsoever, but it has to be better than asking for justice from those who swore an oath to uphold justice, then proceeded to piss all over it.
Deosyne
Its probably just a formula that they use in all of their EULAs that has been passed from product to product forever, like a Christmas fruitcake. Besides, I don't think that minors can enter into a legal contract on their own anyhow, so it wouldn't really matter anyway. Of course, i am probably wrong, as is nearly everyone who tries to understand our legal system. :)
Deosyne