Unless youre a system administrator, programmer, or uber-geek, this is probably the only reference source you'll need to learn Microsofts Vista. Good thing no one on Slashdot is any of those three things then.
FTA: "Auctions, which last several days, often begin at £1 and a seller cannot withdraw their goods in the last 12 hours when the bidding usually hots up."
Yeah, you went for Funny and you got it, but I really can't see the problem here, so please help me out.
I'm bidding on something and I get outbid, let's say the seller himself outbid me. I decide to go somewhere else. The seller is now stuck with the item and he still has to pay eBay their cut. He took a risk; it's a game and he lost. Or the buyer might decide to bid again if he feels that it's still a good deal.
What does it matter who bid before you? It doesn't. You look at the highest bid and then you ask yourself whether you'll pay more than that or not. It doesn't matter if there are 0 or 100 bids on the auction and if all bids are by different people or they're all by the seller. Just look at the highest bid, ask yourself whether you will bid or not, it's so simple.
I don't even see what fraud has to do with a seller bidding on his own auctions and I would hate to try to explain it to the police:
Me: "I think I got ripped off!" Police officer: "OK, what happened?" Me: "Well, I bought a shirt for $20 on eBay!" Police officer: "Ah, and you never received it?" Me: "Yes, I did!" Police officer: "Ah, and the shirt turned out to be a knockoff?" Me: "Nono, it's real, I'm very happy with it!" Police officer: "So what happened?" Me: "Well, I saw the shirt, it said $19 and that's cheap, so I bid $20 and won!" Police officer: "So you saw something you liked, thought it was cheap and bought it. Where's the problem?" Me: "Well, I suspect that someone else had bid on it before me, possibly even the seller!" Police officer: "And this is a problem because...?" And I would have NO idea what to say to that.
I realize it's very hard to catch people doing this if they take their precautions, but I don't even see what they're doing wrong. If someone wants to spend all his time outbidding his customers on his own auctions, thereby making no money and then paying eBay a percentage of every single non-existent sale, then I think we should just let him. I simply don't see what this has to do with fraud.
The moral disconnect of the internet should not be overlooked here. By most standards the guy that sees a kid headed toward the last voltron toy in the store and then runs in front of him to grab it is an asshole. But many consider doing the same thing on the internet "fair game." Where the hell are my mod points when I need them? That's a +5 Insightful if I've ever seen one!
Microsoft Office 97 and 2000 (don't know about later versions) do the same thing:
Office 2000: "Insert your Microsoft Office 2000 CD in drive D:" User: "Done." Office 2000: "Ok, I'm going to need to see some proof you own a version that allows you to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000." User: "Check drive D:" Office 2000: "Confirmed, that's a genuine Microsoft Office CD, upgrade allowed. Thank you for your support!" User: "You're welcome!"
As to why I justified a GPS, the last time GPS units came up on/. a buncha folks whined how superfluous they are, that a printed map should be good enough for anyone, etc. So I figured I'd recap why I so like mine. All right, just sounded strange to me too, guess it's a different culture over there. Here I think it would be harder to explain to people why anyone would need a PC than why they'd need a satnav unit.:)
So, as requested: Sorry, it was a misunderstanding.:)
You're right, that was a really strange post, especially the "For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system" part. I live in northern Europe and almost everyone here who owns a car also owns one of these, yet this guy makes it sound like it's some kind of new, mysterious device that no one can see the point of.
Hm...
"For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system"
As an fyi, Google's ads frequently make up 20-30% of the data transfered when you load up a page with their ads. I think you just made up that number in your head, but I guess if you found some REALLY small web pages with no images at all, you might be right.
lol, I'm sorry, perhaps I WAS bullied and I'm too stupid to be upset with it, like I'm not upset by your post either.:) First of all, I don't take things very seriously, and when you don't take things seriously, it's hard to get upset.:) So I'm sorry, but your sarcasm doesn't bother me at all.:)
That's not to say I can't be hurt by words, people who I respect can definitely hurt me, but, dude, I have NO idea who you are, other than the fact you're the AC, of course!:)
Having said that, I can't really claim to be better than you, sometimes I have bad days and try to hurt people too, and no, it doesn't work for me either.:)
Your posts contain an awful lot of whining for someone who feels that it's amusing to beat people up and that people who are subject to physical violence should just "suck it up".
If someone is threatinging you in a hallway at school, there isn't really any proof you can give the authorities. Yeah, but we hear about gangs who are brought down by their own videoing of the assaults, perhaps some bullies are stupid enough to do the same now that everyone has a camera phone?:)
For about a week or two no one picked on me, but then it was back to normal. That just means they need another "ballistic reminder" not to bully, if you know what I'm talking about. *wink, wink*:)
one guy had enough and took a rifle along with him [...] The tough wern't so tough Are you listening, kids? If you're being bullied, just bring a gun to school. Heck, bring one even if you aren't being bullied, better safe than sorry.:)
give him a nice kick in the balls [...] Bullies are, without exception, sissies that would kneel before you if you bully them. I'm not a bully and even *I* would kneel for you if you kicked me in the crotch!
And by the way, "Anonymous Coward" has never been more appropriate. I was lucky enough to go to a school where I don't remember ever seeing ANYONE get bullied, but that doesn't mean I don't believe the problem exists. Of course this is of course the kind of replies parent was aiming for, so sorry for feeding the troll.
I'm confused, please try to only troll against one nation per post, I simply don't know who to stick up for here! Then again, I would never stick up for the current US leaders, so by process of elimination, here goes:
If a lot of people disagree with you on something, you might want to stop for a moment and realize that doesn't necessarily make them morons.
Madonna sells a lot of records. I never liked her music, but millions of people do. What she does, she must do very well and I respect her for that, even though I can't stand her music.
I hope you will one day see things differently and respect other people's opinions as much as you do your own.
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lol, he got you twice. :)
I think that fact was exposed already, but I don't mind, because it's still funny. :)
FTA: "Auctions, which last several days, often begin at £1 and a seller cannot withdraw their goods in the last 12 hours when the bidding usually hots up."
Yeah, you went for Funny and you got it, but I really can't see the problem here, so please help me out.
I'm bidding on something and I get outbid, let's say the seller himself outbid me. I decide to go somewhere else. The seller is now stuck with the item and he still has to pay eBay their cut. He took a risk; it's a game and he lost. Or the buyer might decide to bid again if he feels that it's still a good deal.
What does it matter who bid before you? It doesn't. You look at the highest bid and then you ask yourself whether you'll pay more than that or not. It doesn't matter if there are 0 or 100 bids on the auction and if all bids are by different people or they're all by the seller. Just look at the highest bid, ask yourself whether you will bid or not, it's so simple.
I don't even see what fraud has to do with a seller bidding on his own auctions and I would hate to try to explain it to the police:
Me: "I think I got ripped off!"
Police officer: "OK, what happened?"
Me: "Well, I bought a shirt for $20 on eBay!"
Police officer: "Ah, and you never received it?"
Me: "Yes, I did!"
Police officer: "Ah, and the shirt turned out to be a knockoff?"
Me: "Nono, it's real, I'm very happy with it!"
Police officer: "So what happened?"
Me: "Well, I saw the shirt, it said $19 and that's cheap, so I bid $20 and won!"
Police officer: "So you saw something you liked, thought it was cheap and bought it. Where's the problem?"
Me: "Well, I suspect that someone else had bid on it before me, possibly even the seller!"
Police officer: "And this is a problem because...?"
And I would have NO idea what to say to that.
I realize it's very hard to catch people doing this if they take their precautions, but I don't even see what they're doing wrong. If someone wants to spend all his time outbidding his customers on his own auctions, thereby making no money and then paying eBay a percentage of every single non-existent sale, then I think we should just let him. I simply don't see what this has to do with fraud.
Microsoft Office 97 and 2000 (don't know about later versions) do the same thing:
Office 2000: "Insert your Microsoft Office 2000 CD in drive D:"
User: "Done."
Office 2000: "Ok, I'm going to need to see some proof you own a version that allows you to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000."
User: "Check drive D:"
Office 2000: "Confirmed, that's a genuine Microsoft Office CD, upgrade allowed. Thank you for your support!"
User: "You're welcome!"
So, as requested: Sorry, it was a misunderstanding.
You're right, that was a really strange post, especially the "For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system" part. I live in northern Europe and almost everyone here who owns a car also owns one of these, yet this guy makes it sound like it's some kind of new, mysterious device that no one can see the point of.
Hm...
"For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system"
Nope, it still sounds very weird.
I know, lighten up, I wasn't trolling. :) I just thought your post was funny, it doesn't mean anything. :)
Here you go: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=218718&thresho ld=2&commentsort=0&mode=thread&cid=17753032 :)
lol, I'm sorry, perhaps I WAS bullied and I'm too stupid to be upset with it, like I'm not upset by your post either. :) First of all, I don't take things very seriously, and when you don't take things seriously, it's hard to get upset. :) So I'm sorry, but your sarcasm doesn't bother me at all. :)
:)
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That's not to say I can't be hurt by words, people who I respect can definitely hurt me, but, dude, I have NO idea who you are, other than the fact you're the AC, of course!
Having said that, I can't really claim to be better than you, sometimes I have bad days and try to hurt people too, and no, it doesn't work for me either.
Your posts contain an awful lot of whining for someone who feels that it's amusing to beat people up and that people who are subject to physical violence should just "suck it up".
Yeah, it's a sad day when we're actually impressed by parents who, well, parent, but I couldn't agree more.
(Score: -1, Jerk)
And by the way, "Anonymous Coward" has never been more appropriate. I was lucky enough to go to a school where I don't remember ever seeing ANYONE get bullied, but that doesn't mean I don't believe the problem exists. Of course this is of course the kind of replies parent was aiming for, so sorry for feeding the troll.
I'm confused, please try to only troll against one nation per post, I simply don't know who to stick up for here! Then again, I would never stick up for the current US leaders, so by process of elimination, here goes:
Hey, France has lots of intelligent individuals!
lol!
(I'm new here.)
No, it does not beg the question!
If a lot of people disagree with you on something, you might want to stop for a moment and realize that doesn't necessarily make them morons.
Madonna sells a lot of records. I never liked her music, but millions of people do. What she does, she must do very well and I respect her for that, even though I can't stand her music.
I hope you will one day see things differently and respect other people's opinions as much as you do your own.