It seems standard practice these days that a seller won't even leave feedback until they see what you've written.
I would definitely vouch for that. In my eyes the seller's only business with leaving you feedback is how you payed for the item. Was it timely, was it the correct amount, etc? I've argued with a seller about not leaving feedback for a purchase, and refused to leave any for them until mine was received. Needless to say, I still don't have any from that seller.
But I agree 100% with the parent about how to solve this.
They also can regenerate their heart if it is damaged or a piece is taken off (I'm not sure how they discovered this) but scientists are trying to figure out what implications this could have for vertebrate regeneration. http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1193095
So let me get this straight. If your account is suspended for any reason, any negative feedback you have or will leave will be removed? I think this is pretty ridiculous, speaking as an individual who had his account suspended FOR NO REASON. And from what I hear this is a pretty common occurrence.
It does state
Feedback removal due to member's suspension is permanent and will not be reinstated for any reason, except if the member was suspended by mistake.
but how do they determine that. I complained about it until I was reinstated, but every, EVERY, time I log in I get that old suspension notice. I think they are doing a disservice by removing negative and neutral feedback. That is one way to judge whether a seller is honest and/or trustworthy to give you what you are buying. Some sellers won't send you exactly what is described, so should they be rewarded for that? I just think ebay is changing, but just not for the better.
Just imagine if capitalism were applied to the family unit. It would be a cut-throat fight to get rich, more so than anyone else in the family. I can't imagine holidays could get any worse than they are now, unless capitalism ruled the family, and I imagine divorce/suicide/depression/homelessness rates would be way higher. Communism is far from dead my friends, it has its places in society.
If only the EFF didn't have to waste its money on this kind of thing.
At least they are attempting to address the issue and bring to light these broadcast patents that are 100% bullsh*t in the least. These patents don't just scare off businesses from using any sort of thing that falls into their ambiguous description, they are stifling creativity and innovation. I doubt that their patent will hold up the EFF's challenge, but imagine if it did. How many online games do you know that use this sort of method for determining rank or tiered tournaments. The EFF is just pulling the curtain away to show what is really behind the flawed methodology of the USPTO in need of reform.
Why wouldn't they mislead about copyright reform. They already abuse the broken patent system and now are trying to claim that Linux violates their patents. They are just trying to perpetuate this broken system that is in need of good reform. We'll see how many people really call them on this bs.
M$:You stole our code.
L:No we didn't. Show us.
M$:I'm sorry that is a trade secret, just take our word for it.
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A good site which will tell you whether an album has been released by a label associated with the RIAA. Do your research and support those who care about their fans.
Publication count is rather meaningless. Most scholars tend to publish tons of information on the same few topics anyway.
I would have to disagree with you there. In the scientific community the well-established researchers who have many publications under their belts are looked to as experts on certain topics. I personally wouldn't overlook someones research because they have only published 3 papers (I have none yet) but it does count to have a lot of valid research published.
They tend to publish tons on the same area of research because that is where most of their training in either a masters or doctoral program was focused.
I spotted in TFA down at the comment section where someone stated that the NMMNHS Bulletin allows the submitters to select their reviewers which seems a bit odd to me. This places a extra bit of potential bias on the process. To my knowledge most, if not all scientific journals select peer-reviewers anonymously. I wouldn't go so far as to say this is completely unbiased but being able to choose who says whether your methods and results were scientifically sound seems outrageous to me. A scientist could easily exclude younger ones from getting published and get his buddy's papers through and vice versa. This really detracts from the process and I don't think it should even be possible. I hope the NM museum gets slammed for ripping off that grad student's research.
Apart from this being two different countries, it is worth noticing that the $200,000 mentioned is NOT really a fine.
That was why I said in the eyes of their court, but thanks for clearing that other part up. From what I remember reading from Peter Sunde is that the advertising simply paid for the running and upkeep of their servers, but I suppose that could be construed as an income for the admins there. That prosecutor is grasping at straws here from the pressure of the corporations that would like to perpetuate their broken model of distribution and I seriously hope this is a victory for the pirate bay and the Piratpartiet.
So let me get this straight. If you copy a CD the MAFIAA wants $1.5mil but if you, in the eyes of their courts, are a major distributor you only get a $200,000 fine. I seriously doubt that they will be able to prove any sort of copyright infringement.
The Swedish prosecutor listed dozens of works that had been downloaded through The Pirate Bay site, including The Beatles' Let It Be, Robbie Williams' Intensive Care and the movie Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire.
I'm sorry you fail prosecutor. Understand the protocol before you throw out allegations like that.
I'm glad firefox is doing so well. Probably due to its flexibility and maybe a little as just another alternative to IE. I don't want it to get so popular that it gets deemed the new IE (in terms of security) with just as many exploits. I have firefox, opera, and IE (for those evil sites that won't allow a netscape based browser) and use FF about 99.5% of the time and have had no issue, although I have plugins for added security. Hopefully the flexibility of FF will counter the fact that its popularity might lead to more exploits.
It seems to me that the spread of these malicious worms is more due to a person falling into the trap of actually getting the worm or trojan installed in the first place. Far too many people are click-happy in their emails about whatever the catchy subject might be, and hey look there's an attachment too. I'm not saying I've never gotten something installed but it was due to my acknowledgment that where I was traveling could contain something malicious:warez. Security could help the problem but there will always be new tricks to circumvent (can't help thinking of Gob there) that security. You just need to keep pounding it into the minds of the not-so-tech-savvy that you can't just open anything you like without knowing the consequences. Start instating a punishment of using a typewriter and see if people start paying attention.
If you compare specs only, you simply come up with what is the best performing console (which is undoubtedly probably the most recent console) which excludes the most important factor in determining what is the best console in someone's subjective opinion: titles. What titles programmers released for a specific console seem to be what makes or breaks the console itself. Sega Genesis probably outperformed SNES but didn't have nearly the draw of its competitor's titles. Sonic was fun, and a few others too, but nothing quite compared to Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, Mario Kart on the SNES. I personally like sticking to PC titles, which have always outdone and outperformed any console. But like others here have said, its 100% subjective to what you like so a trade study would only give statistics, not an evaluation of an intangible.
I'm surprised he didn't bring up Trent Reznor. He and Radiohead have been giving a lot to the 'pay what you want' model. This man needs to get in touch with reality and stop moaning about not being able to compete with good musicians who have open access to different media instead of the tired old Recording Industry's model.
As a side note: Does this mean Paul is competing with Bono as the biggest turd?
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But I agree 100% with the parent about how to solve this.
They also can regenerate their heart if it is damaged or a piece is taken off (I'm not sure how they discovered this) but scientists are trying to figure out what implications this could have for vertebrate regeneration. http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1193095
Just imagine if capitalism were applied to the family unit. It would be a cut-throat fight to get rich, more so than anyone else in the family. I can't imagine holidays could get any worse than they are now, unless capitalism ruled the family, and I imagine divorce/suicide/depression/homelessness rates would be way higher. Communism is far from dead my friends, it has its places in society.
Does this mean Microsoft will declare bankruptcy, assuming they are SCO in this case?
My lawyers will be contacting /. I have a patent that covers the use of the English language. The rest of you here will be getting letters as well.
Why wouldn't they mislead about copyright reform. They already abuse the broken patent system and now are trying to claim that Linux violates their patents. They are just trying to perpetuate this broken system that is in need of good reform. We'll see how many people really call them on this bs.
M$:You stole our code.
L:No we didn't. Show us.
M$:I'm sorry that is a trade secret, just take our word for it.
Are they serving complimentary Tang? If so, sign me up.
riaaradar A good site which will tell you whether an album has been released by a label associated with the RIAA. Do your research and support those who care about their fans.
You're doing one heck a job ISPs.
I think you might care if you consistently see your research referenced as Smith, D. et al. where your long research process amounts to "et al."
I spotted in TFA down at the comment section where someone stated that the NMMNHS Bulletin allows the submitters to select their reviewers which seems a bit odd to me. This places a extra bit of potential bias on the process. To my knowledge most, if not all scientific journals select peer-reviewers anonymously. I wouldn't go so far as to say this is completely unbiased but being able to choose who says whether your methods and results were scientifically sound seems outrageous to me. A scientist could easily exclude younger ones from getting published and get his buddy's papers through and vice versa. This really detracts from the process and I don't think it should even be possible. I hope the NM museum gets slammed for ripping off that grad student's research.
So this is a cure for the side affects of marijuana right?
Thanks to all that new software increasing productivity, I can afford to space out at my desk an extra 35%.
I'm glad firefox is doing so well. Probably due to its flexibility and maybe a little as just another alternative to IE. I don't want it to get so popular that it gets deemed the new IE (in terms of security) with just as many exploits. I have firefox, opera, and IE (for those evil sites that won't allow a netscape based browser) and use FF about 99.5% of the time and have had no issue, although I have plugins for added security. Hopefully the flexibility of FF will counter the fact that its popularity might lead to more exploits.
Sounds kinda like a variation on Tor Imagine a commune of internet sharing.
Come on. Only 28356 complaints are listed? /. can take down entire servers but only come up with 28k complaints? Where is everyone?
It seems to me that the spread of these malicious worms is more due to a person falling into the trap of actually getting the worm or trojan installed in the first place. Far too many people are click-happy in their emails about whatever the catchy subject might be, and hey look there's an attachment too. I'm not saying I've never gotten something installed but it was due to my acknowledgment that where I was traveling could contain something malicious:warez. Security could help the problem but there will always be new tricks to circumvent (can't help thinking of Gob there) that security. You just need to keep pounding it into the minds of the not-so-tech-savvy that you can't just open anything you like without knowing the consequences. Start instating a punishment of using a typewriter and see if people start paying attention.
If you compare specs only, you simply come up with what is the best performing console (which is undoubtedly probably the most recent console) which excludes the most important factor in determining what is the best console in someone's subjective opinion: titles. What titles programmers released for a specific console seem to be what makes or breaks the console itself. Sega Genesis probably outperformed SNES but didn't have nearly the draw of its competitor's titles. Sonic was fun, and a few others too, but nothing quite compared to Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, Mario Kart on the SNES. I personally like sticking to PC titles, which have always outdone and outperformed any console. But like others here have said, its 100% subjective to what you like so a trade study would only give statistics, not an evaluation of an intangible.
I'm surprised he didn't bring up Trent Reznor. He and Radiohead have been giving a lot to the 'pay what you want' model. This man needs to get in touch with reality and stop moaning about not being able to compete with good musicians who have open access to different media instead of the tired old Recording Industry's model. As a side note: Does this mean Paul is competing with Bono as the biggest turd?
That's funny. I visited them and didn't see a thing. But then again my adblock filter has "media.fastclick.net/*" included.