I've seen many replies complaining about a 3rd party deciding what defines "obscene" or "inappropriate". How about a program that allows a parent to define their own list of sites to block. The parent (and this should be the husband, since he is the ultimate boss), would have to look at a continous stream of porn sites and click "yes-offensive for kids" or "no". He would have to use the program alot to make sure all the bad sites got blocked, but wouldn't the peace of mind be worth it?
Same reason running around the yard pretending to shoot your brother isn't as fun anymore. Its not the games man, its YOU. Watch your kids play the new games, they feel the same way you did back then.
How will this help? This will only make the problem worse. Amazon will say only they have the right to use amazon.*. There goes (17576 * country) domain names right off the top. Look at eToys vs etoy. eToys thinks they have the right to other people domain names. Maybe the only real solution is to get rid of domain names altogether and have a category-based browser type directory. Personally, I would rather see Internet2 started and restricted to those who have a clue.
How? He didn't mention the domain name or the company name, and I doubt that "Silverhammer" is even his real name. Do you think/.ers are hunting him down as we speak to offer gobs of $$$?
Please moderate up the poster who said this will be the new dog at my homework excuse. Buy.com goes public, their site gets more traffic than normal, crashes and burns, and it is a DOS attack! article here
I am not advocating DOS attacks, and I would bet my money on incompetent network administrators over a vast DOS conspiracy. But to answer your question, those yodeling Yahoo commercials are enough to hate them.
puh-leaz. This was one show I _really_ really wanted to like. Especially since it was almost DOOM on T.V. I never watched an episode that wasn't a major disappointment. Putting it in the same league as B5 leaves me speechless. Did anybody ever wonder why in the first episode of Space:A&B, we have a bunch of kids who will do anything to get to space, so they jump on board a colony ship and take off. After landing on some planet, they are completely obliterated by a bunch of mean aliens. The colonists were completely defenseless because humans had never discovered any other alien beings. Fast forward a couple of days and the earth has a complete space military complete with battle cruisers, fighters, landing parties, etc. Why all this defense when the earth thought they were alone in the galxy? Where was the escort for the colonists? WHY DIDN'T THOSE KIDS JUST JOIN THE MILITARY TO START WITH?
Not at all. I like the raw, unpolished reports. This might take weeks to figure out, I like having the info now and following along. I wish they did this more often.
I think it's a pretty good bet that at least 25 people would rent for $3 for every person buying at $20. This also has the potential to cut out the middle man (Blockbuster).
Just spoke with DB. You can sell as many shares as you like, but you cannot place "stop loss" orders. You just have to watch the price and call when you want to sell. BTW, CNBC supposedly gives you up to 25 "real-time" quotes per day if you sign up for their (free) service. I know I am pretty ignorant in these matters, but I am hoping that "real-time" means "not delayed".
Depends on your tax bracket. Try out the Quicken tax calculator at http://www.quicken.com/taxes/investing/capital/ (28% tax bracket would hit you up for $6720.00)
BTW, I would love to know how you sold that quick. I gave up on the 415 # after 2 hours of auto redial. Called the 800 #, left a message but no word back yet.
Chris, thanks for your reassurances. This is more nerve racking than the birth of my second daughter! I cannot comprehend what you guys are going through.
Re: Selling. I'm not sure which # or packet that you are talking about. Do you mean the Alex Brown 800 # or the VA Linux Directed Share (415) #? Does the entire lot have to be sold at once or can we just sell off enough to cover our initial outlay?
I think people are associating snakes with being sneaky and therefore good for spying. This is completely wrong of course. Snakes are more evil than sneaky. You don't want everyone screaming and running away from your camera. When I was a kid here in Alabama, our favorite summer evening pastime (besides ****ing our sisters and cousins) was to drag an old bicycle inner tube across the road with fishing wire to make cars think it was a snake. Imagine the fun we could have had with this!
That's even better than my friend's wedding where I was best man. I held the bride's ring in my mouth until the minister asked for it. Wasn't as fun as I thought it would be though, I almost swallowed it several times while trying not to laugh at how clever I was.
Did the flamers call the ISP and get their story before clicking send? Did the flamers call the FBI and get their story before clicking send? Did the flamers verify the story with the author? Did the flamers verify the story independently? The flamers should do everything they can to ensure that their flames are complete and accurate. That is what flaming is all about!
No offense, but if Lucas was willing to make the gender leap for Anakin and rewrite the saga to make Luke the offspring of lesbians, don't you think he would cast Xena as Anakin?
This is one of the funniest posts I've seen on/. Most of the best letters? I love it, but must disagree. Although the left side does contain some of the traditional favorites, some might even consider them "classics". It does house some downright useless ones such as 'z' and 'x' and only a step above, 'q'. How often do you use 'x' compared with 'i', 'o', or 'u' ?. I think the best letters are scattered all over the keyboard.
Were there any/.ers at the Gore/Microsoft rally? I was wondering if there were any shouts from the audience along the lines of "You didn't create the internet, WE DID!"
Microsoft should be punished for its dirty dealings. Should a murderer go free because his victim was sure to die of natural causes sometime in the future?
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I've seen many replies complaining about a 3rd party deciding what defines "obscene" or "inappropriate".
How about a program that allows a parent to define their own list of sites to block. The parent (and this should be the husband, since he is the ultimate boss), would have to look at a continous stream of porn sites and click "yes-offensive for kids" or "no".
He would have to use the program alot to make sure all the bad sites got blocked, but wouldn't the peace of mind be worth it?
Slashdot is news for nerds. That means games, Star Wars, and technology.
BTW, I sure hate to see another AC go, I'm going to miss all the ASCII art.
Same reason running around the yard pretending to shoot your brother isn't as fun anymore. Its not the games man, its YOU.
Watch your kids play the new games, they feel the same way you did back then.
You grew up.
How will this help?
This will only make the problem worse. Amazon will say only they have the right to use amazon.*. There goes (17576 * country) domain names right off the top. Look at eToys vs etoy. eToys thinks they have the right to other people domain names.
Maybe the only real solution is to get rid of domain names altogether and have a category-based browser type directory.
Personally, I would rather see Internet2 started and restricted to those who have a clue.
How? /.ers are hunting him down as we speak to offer gobs of $$$?
He didn't mention the domain name or the company name, and I doubt that "Silverhammer" is even his real name.
Do you think
Please moderate up the poster who said this will be the new dog at my homework excuse.
Buy.com goes public, their site gets more traffic than normal, crashes and burns, and it is a DOS attack!
article here
I am not advocating DOS attacks, and I would bet my money on incompetent network administrators over a vast DOS conspiracy.
But to answer your question, those yodeling Yahoo commercials are enough to hate them.
puh-leaz. This was one show I _really_ really wanted to like. Especially since it was almost DOOM on T.V. I never watched an episode that wasn't a major disappointment. Putting it in the same league as B5 leaves me speechless. Did anybody ever wonder why in the first episode of Space:A&B, we have a bunch of kids who will do anything to get to space, so they jump on board a colony ship and take off. After landing on some planet, they are completely obliterated by a bunch of mean aliens. The colonists were completely defenseless because humans had never discovered any other alien beings. Fast forward a couple of days and the earth has a complete space military complete with battle cruisers, fighters, landing parties, etc. Why all this defense when the earth thought they were alone in the galxy? Where was the escort for the colonists? WHY DIDN'T THOSE KIDS JUST JOIN THE MILITARY TO START WITH?
As a cattle rustler, I find threats of lynching very troubling, but I do not blame VA Linux.
So are you saying that Kevin deserved all of the other violations of law? Why is this violation any different?
Not at all. I like the raw, unpolished reports. This might take weeks to figure out, I like having the info now and following along. I wish they did this more often.
I think it's a pretty good bet that at least 25 people would rent for $3 for every person buying at $20. This also has the potential to cut out the middle man (Blockbuster).
Just spoke with DB. You can sell as many shares as you like, but you cannot place "stop loss" orders. You just have to watch the price and call when you want to sell. BTW, CNBC supposedly gives you up to 25 "real-time" quotes per day if you sign up for their (free) service. I know I am pretty ignorant in these matters, but I am hoping that "real-time" means "not delayed".
Depends on your tax bracket. Try out the Quicken tax calculator at http://www.quicken.com/taxes/investing/capital/ (28% tax bracket would hit you up for $6720.00)
BTW, I would love to know how you sold that quick. I gave up on the 415 # after 2 hours of auto redial. Called the 800 #, left a message but no word back yet.Chris, thanks for your reassurances. This is more nerve racking than the birth of my second daughter! I cannot comprehend what you guys are going through.
Re: Selling. I'm not sure which # or packet that you are talking about. Do you mean the Alex Brown 800 # or the VA Linux Directed Share (415) #? Does the entire lot have to be sold at once or can we just sell off enough to cover our initial outlay?
I think people are associating snakes with being sneaky and therefore good for spying. This is completely wrong of course. Snakes are more evil than sneaky. You don't want everyone screaming and running away from your camera. When I was a kid here in Alabama, our favorite summer evening pastime (besides ****ing our sisters and cousins) was to drag an old bicycle inner tube across the road with fishing wire to make cars think it was a snake. Imagine the fun we could have had with this!
That's even better than my friend's wedding where I was best man. I held the bride's ring in my mouth until the minister asked for it. Wasn't as fun as I thought it would be though, I almost swallowed it several times while trying not to laugh at how clever I was.
Did the flamers call the ISP and get their story before clicking send? Did the flamers call the FBI and get their story before clicking send? Did the flamers verify the story with the author? Did the flamers verify the story independently? The flamers should do everything they can to ensure that their flames are complete and accurate. That is what flaming is all about!
No offense, but if Lucas was willing to make the gender leap for Anakin and rewrite the saga to make Luke the offspring of lesbians, don't you think he would cast Xena as Anakin?
This is one of the funniest posts I've seen on /. Most of the best letters? I love it, but must disagree. Although the left side does contain some of the traditional favorites, some might even consider them "classics". It does house some downright useless ones such as 'z' and 'x' and only a step above, 'q'. How often do you use 'x' compared with 'i', 'o', or 'u' ?. I think the best letters are scattered all over the keyboard.
You are not the only one. I couldn't figure out why a company would sue itself.
Were there any /.ers at the Gore/Microsoft rally? I was wondering if there were any shouts from the audience along the lines of "You didn't create the internet, WE DID!"
Microsoft should be punished for its dirty dealings. Should a murderer go free because his victim was sure to die of natural causes sometime in the future?
Of course this doesn't help much if the legal drinking age is 21.
_Very_ good point. It's been a few years since I've been, but I seem to remember that beer and mixed drinks could be purchased on the exhibit floor.