Sorry, but losing medical records only pays a measly $150 an hour. But my buddy tells me at the Pentagon some consultants lose national defense plans for up to $300 an hour. Being a complete loser I think I'd be perfect for that kind of job...
Maybe the real explanation of the different server choices is that some candidates have more money and corporate support than others? Only if we assume they actually made a choice, and that they pay for their hosting service, of course!
That would make Kenya an even better place for a big corporation. The government officials they buy are likely to survive for a while, which will save them money.
And, minor issue of course; the employees are likely to live till the next work day too.
Yeah, and if you have a pro account, then Flickr changed the terms of the contract without notifying you properly, which is against German law. So in their feeble and panicky attempt at conforming to a German law that probably doesn't apply to them anyway, they ended up breaking one that does.
But they managed to show the Chinese government that they are more than willing to censor...
I'm not by any means saying what Yahoo/Flickr is doing here is right.
Flickr is being blocked in China, the world's largest potential market. The Chinese government, which likes censorship, has decided this. Yahoo, which owns Flickr, wants access to the Chinese market. For this, they are dependent on staying on the good side of the Chinese government. Therefore, it is to Yahoo's benefit to be associated with censorship. It makes the Chinese government like them. And as long as the censorship isn't too extreme, westerners aren't going to do anything about it except maybe complain a little.
This is what is called practical politics. And business, of course.
Yup! Have to agree 110%. I have one, rust and all. It is probably worth all of $250, if we include the pens under the driver's seat. Still runs well though. It is the most theft-proof car I have ever had. Don't even need to lock the doors, there's just no way anybody will steal this old hunk of junk!
Me too. I'm hard of hearing so using phones, and particularly mobile phones, is very difficult for me but a good, easy to use wireless internet device would be very useful and eliminate my need for a mobile phone. I have one but rarely use it for anything but SMS. My current phone has various internet functions which are so awkward to use I don't bother unless I am really desperate. Paying $5 for a coffee and getting my Powerbook out seems a reasonable alternative. If the iPhone was available without any yakking functionality, I'd buy one in a heartbeat even at $599. As it is, I'm waiting for prices to drop. I'll consider it again in another -$300.
Yeah, I know. If I watched enough television for long enough, sooner or later I'd encounter a pharma ad that explains exactly what is wrong with me and what drug will cure it, but after viewing that much Oprah and Shipwrecked Celebrity Big Brother I'd probably identify with the Zoloft blob too and of course zoloft would interfere with the drug that cures what I originally suffered from so I'd be back where I started except in poorer shape after sitting on the couch watching TV for so long.
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Sorry, but losing medical records only pays a measly $150 an hour. But my buddy tells me at the Pentagon some consultants lose national defense plans for up to $300 an hour.
Being a complete loser I think I'd be perfect for that kind of job...
Those who throw dirt, lose ground. I think that means M$?
...bacterial pond scum, the article calls it. Does this mean that if this fuel becomes reality airplanes will have to be considered biohazards?
Yeah, I wonder too! Is the FCC Chairman really suggesting that we should allow free competition here in the USA, or am I imagining things?
A little OT, I know, but it took me four attempts to access this article.
I'm laughing all the way to the bank!
Apart from everything, you mean? Wouldn't matter to the bank though, if security was entirely the customer's responsibility.
Don't worry; the bankers don't know the answer to that either.
No, wait! That is exactly the reason we should worry!
Maybe the real explanation of the different server choices is that some candidates have more money and corporate support than others?
Only if we assume they actually made a choice, and that they pay for their hosting service, of course!
On the positive side, at least there will be only one person touching it unlike ATMs with touch screens.
You didn't answer my question!
(btw. I live in Iowa City)
And what does Iowa and Kenya have in common? Apart from being located very centrally on two different continents, of course!
That would make Kenya an even better place for a big corporation. The government officials they buy are likely to survive for a while, which will save them money. And, minor issue of course; the employees are likely to live till the next work day too.
Not to be rude to anybody, but I've heard government corruption is a bigger problem in Kenya than South Africa...
Yeah, and if you have a pro account, then Flickr changed the terms of the contract without notifying you properly, which is against German law. So in their feeble and panicky attempt at conforming to a German law that probably doesn't apply to them anyway, they ended up breaking one that does. But they managed to show the Chinese government that they are more than willing to censor... I'm not by any means saying what Yahoo/Flickr is doing here is right.
Flickr is being blocked in China, the world's largest potential market. The Chinese government, which likes censorship, has decided this.
Yahoo, which owns Flickr, wants access to the Chinese market. For this, they are dependent on staying on the good side of the Chinese government.
Therefore, it is to Yahoo's benefit to be associated with censorship. It makes the Chinese government like them.
And as long as the censorship isn't too extreme, westerners aren't going to do anything about it except maybe complain a little.
This is what is called practical politics.
And business, of course.
Hardocp.com doesn't slashdot, methinks!
Could we possible get their corporate phone book turned over to all the telemarketing companies?
That could be a start.
Who are you kidding? My old heap of recycleable materials will hardly start with the key! If it was that easy to hotwire I would be doing it myself.
Yup! Have to agree 110%. I have one, rust and all. It is probably worth all of $250, if we include the pens under the driver's seat. Still runs well though.
It is the most theft-proof car I have ever had. Don't even need to lock the doors, there's just no way anybody will steal this old hunk of junk!
$650 for a M$ interface? For $0 I can keep my Sony Erickson...
Me too. I'm hard of hearing so using phones, and particularly mobile phones, is very difficult for me but a good, easy to use wireless internet device would be very useful and eliminate my need for a mobile phone. I have one but rarely use it for anything but SMS.
My current phone has various internet functions which are so awkward to use I don't bother unless I am really desperate. Paying $5 for a coffee and getting my Powerbook out seems a reasonable alternative.
If the iPhone was available without any yakking functionality, I'd buy one in a heartbeat even at $599. As it is, I'm waiting for prices to drop. I'll consider it again in another -$300.
Yeah, I know. If I watched enough television for long enough, sooner or later I'd encounter a pharma ad that explains exactly what is wrong with me and what drug will cure it, but after viewing that much Oprah and Shipwrecked Celebrity Big Brother I'd probably identify with the Zoloft blob too and of course zoloft would interfere with the drug that cures what I originally suffered from so I'd be back where I started except in poorer shape after sitting on the couch watching TV for so long.
Pharma ads are harmful, no doubt about it!